Total Crime Rate

193.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirley Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 100th highest crime rate of 684 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 Shirley Grove (HX3 8UX) in the last 12 months was 193.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% higher than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Grove (HX3 8UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aysgarth Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliffe Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fairless Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aysgarth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nunlea Royd

Data Sources

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