Total Crime Rate
293.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
198.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (HD6 4BS) in the last 12 months was 293.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.4% higher than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 198.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Road (HD6 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Whinney Hill Park. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whinney Hill Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakroyd Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakroyd Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sycamore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sycamore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakroyd Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whinney Hill Park | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whinney Hill Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinney Hill Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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