Total Crime Rate
234.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winding Rise area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 75th highest crime rate of 685 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 Winding Rise (HD6 4FQ) in the last 12 months was 234.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% higher than the Brighouse average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winding Rise (HD6 4FQ), 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.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wyke Old Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Axminster Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Axminster Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadacres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Axminster Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Co-Operative Buildings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Co-Operative Buildings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Co-Operative Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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