Postcode · Brighouse
Crime in HD6 2NL
How much crime is recorded in HD6 2NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brighouse
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
HD6 2NLBrighouse
How safe is HD6 2NL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HD6 2NL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HD6 2NLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Public order4.64.6
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.