Crime Rates at Crossley Street, Halifax, HX1 1UG

Crossley 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 Crossley Street (HX1 1UG) 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 Crossley Street (HX1 1UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 244 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Hall Street East (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.