Total Crime Rate

5849.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3145.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 5849.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 3145.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2264.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 829.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 803.1 10/10
  • Public order 725.4 10/10
  • Other theft 305.7 10/10
  • Drugs 233.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 207.3 10/10
  • Burglary 129.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 124.4 10/10
  • Robbery 93.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 62.2 10/10
  • Other crime 36.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.5 10/10
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

Crown Street area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 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 Crown Street (HX1 1JB) in the last 12 months was 5849.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8645.3% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 437 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 607 (≈ 3145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street (HX1 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old Cock Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old Cock Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Old Cock Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Cock Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Cock Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burdock Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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