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

Wakefield 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 8TP) 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 8TP), the main crime hotspot is near Cliffe Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ryecroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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