Crime Rates at Wards End, Halifax, HX1 1BX

Wards End area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 6th 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 Wards End (HX1 1BX) in the last 12 months was 875.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1095.6% 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 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 502.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wards End (HX1 1BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 246 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Street (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.