Total Crime Rate

250.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 250.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Axminster Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 65th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Axminster Drive (HD6 4FP) in the last 12 months was 250.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% higher than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Axminster Drive (HD6 4FP), 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 Axminster Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
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 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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Wyke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Wyke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Wyke Lane 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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