Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Calderdale district and the 311th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 22nd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% higher than the Calderdale district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 10 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -36.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,548 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.