Total Crime Rate
280.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bradford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 57th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (HD6 4BS) in the last 12 months was 280.2 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Brighouse average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 189.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Road (HD6 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Whinney Hill Park. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bradford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakroyd Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakroyd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakroyd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakroyd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakroyd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sycamore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sycamore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bracken Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whinney Hill Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Under investigation |
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