Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Finkil Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 296th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Finkil Street (HD6 2LR) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Finkil Street (HD6 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Finkil Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Crime Over Time in Lower Finkil Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sefton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A644 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Finkil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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