Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Free School Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Park , and the 215th highest crime rate of 685 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 Free School Lane (HX1 2XE) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Park average (175.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Free School Lane (HX1 2XE), the main crime hotspot is near Savile Park Gardens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Free School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Hill Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Savile Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Jude'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hastings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clover Hill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Savile Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clover Hill View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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