Crime Rates at Prospect Close, Halifax, HX2 7HR

Prospect Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Park , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 685 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 Prospect Close (HX2 7HR) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Close (HX2 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochdale Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliff Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.