Total Crime Rate
131.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brown Birks Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Todmorden , and the 175th highest crime rate of 684 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 Brown Birks Street (OL14 8PG) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Todmorden average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brown Birks Street (OL14 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Bobbin Mill Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Todmorden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stubley Holme | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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