Crap Towns / Brighouse / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Brighouse?
The police recorded 6.6 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Brighouse from September 2023 to August 2026, 6% lower than the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 6.5, down from 7.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 7.0 km | 12.4 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.1 km | 10.5 |
| Heckmondwike | 7.7 km | 9.6 |
| Huddersfield | 6.3 km | 8.3 |
| Elland | 3.7 km | 8.3 |
| Liversedge | 5.6 km | 7.0 |
| Brighouse | – | 6.6 |
| Queensbury | 8.0 km | 6.1 |
| Mirfield | 6.5 km | 6.1 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 8.2 km | 5.8 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 5.0 km | 4.3 |
| The typical town | – | 7.0 |