Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Summerfield Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Summerfield Avenue (HD6 4BU) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerfield Avenue (HD6 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Bradford Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hipperholme and Lightcliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sycamore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sycamore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
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