Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burnley Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Park , and the 317th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnley Road (HX2 7JD) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Road (HX2 7JD), 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 Burnley Road area

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

Data Sources

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