Total Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wakefield Road 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 Wakefield Road (HX3 8TH) 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 Wakefield Road (HX3 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A649, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Till Carr Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A649 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A649 | Under investigation |
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