Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

New Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 220th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (HD6 4DP) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% 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 12 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (HD6 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Axminster Drive. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Old Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axminster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axminster Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axminster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axminster Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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