Crime Rates at Crown Street, Halifax, HX1 1TT

Crown Street area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 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 Crown Street (HX1 1TT) in the last 12 months was 5435.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7321.1% 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 386 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 76.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 571 (≈ 2958.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street (HX1 1TT), 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.