Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

The Poplars area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Poplars (HX3 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Brighouse average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Poplars (HX3 8QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill End Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sowden Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Poplars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sowden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Village Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Village Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Village Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Village Street 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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