Crime Rates at Prescott Street, Halifax, HX1 2HQ

Prescott Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prescott Street (HX1 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescott Street (HX1 2HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Cock Yard (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.