Crime Rate in Park, ward

Park has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Calderdale district and the 416th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 33rd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Park in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% higher than the Calderdale district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,377 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -58.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,766 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Park ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 126 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Crossley Gardens (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.