Crime Rates at Commercial Street, Halifax, HX1 2JE

Commercial Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 10th highest crime rate of 684 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 Commercial Street (HX1 2JE) in the last 12 months was 735.1 per 1,000 residents and was 999.0% 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 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 459.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (HX1 2JE), 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.