Total Crime Rate

779.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 779.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.1 10/10
  • Public order 161.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 95.6 10/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
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

North Parade area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 10th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Parade (HX1 1YQ) in the last 12 months was 779.4 per 1,000 residents and was 964.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 352.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Parade (HX1 1YQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in North Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Central Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akroyd Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Akroyd Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akroyd Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akroyd Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akroyd Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burdock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Great Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gill'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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