Crime Rate in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe, ward

Hipperholme and Lightcliffe has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Calderdale district and the 3160th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 178th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Calderdale district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 350 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 420 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Axminster Drive, with 59 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cliffe Avenue (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.