Total Crime Rate

507.2 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 507.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 222.7 10/10
  • Drugs 88.7 10/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 24.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Boyne Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 14th 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 Boyne Street (HX1 5HL) in the last 12 months was 507.2 per 1,000 residents and was 592.5% 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 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -65.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 270.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyne Street (HX1 5HL), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boyne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Back Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Back Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bedford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bull Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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