Crime Rate in Skircoat, ward

Skircoat has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Calderdale district and the 1114th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 105th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Skircoat in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Calderdale district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Skircoat’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 877 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 133.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -43.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,098 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Skircoat ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 230 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.