Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newton Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 338th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Close (HX3 8FP) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Close (HX3 8FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A649, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowle Top Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A649 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A649 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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