Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birkby Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 171st highest crime rate of 685 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 Birkby Lane (HD6 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkby Lane (HD6 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Axminster Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royds Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birkby Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wyke Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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