Total Crime Rate

191.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Park Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Skircoat , and the 103rd 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 Heath Park Avenue (HX1 2PP) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% higher than the Skircoat average (109.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Park Avenue (HX1 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Gardens, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm View (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elm View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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