Total Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Throstle Bank area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Park , and the 96th 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 Throstle Bank (HX2 7DB) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Park average (171.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Throstle Bank (HX2 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wainhouse Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunkirk Terrace (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Throstle Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wainhouse Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Edge West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wainhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darcey Hey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Calder Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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