Crime Rate in Rastrick, ward

Rastrick has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Calderdale district and the 3280th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 170th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rastrick in the last 12 months was 71.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Calderdale district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rastrick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 397 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 104.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 503 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rastrick ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.