Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Imperial Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Imperial Close (HD6 4DF) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Imperial Close (HD6 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tufters Fold, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devon Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Imperial Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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