Total Crime Rate

169.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grimescar Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grimescar Road (HD2 2EB) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher than the Elland average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimescar Road (HD2 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Branch Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grimescar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branch Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Branch Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Lodge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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