Total Crime Rate

45.9 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 45.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wakefield Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (HX3 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Brighouse average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (HX3 8TZ), 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.

View Crime In Brighouse

Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ryecroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Avenue —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑