Total Crime Rate

364.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 364.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bedale Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 685 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 Bedale Avenue (HD6 3JP) in the last 12 months was 364.2 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% higher than the Elland average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedale Avenue (HD6 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malham Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Malham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnsall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Edge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wensley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burnsall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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