Total Crime Rate

309.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 309.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.5 10/10
  • Public order 63.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sycamore Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 46th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Drive (HX3 8XD) in the last 12 months was 309.1 per 1,000 residents and was 123.9% higher than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 209.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Drive (HX3 8XD), the main crime hotspot is near Whinney Hill Park. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nunlea Royd —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park 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 Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinney Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whinney Hill Park Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinney Hill Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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