Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Way area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Way (HD6 4FF) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Way (HD6 4FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Axminster Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Co-Operative Buildings (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Co-Operative Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Co-Operative Buildings —
Sep 2025Burglary Wyke Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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