Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brougham Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 284th 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 Brougham Street (HX3 6NF) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brougham Street (HX3 6NF), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Crescent. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brougham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bath Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Simpson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A647 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A647 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bankfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bankfield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bankfield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brougham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heap Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandforth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Turner'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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