Total Crime Rate

202.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Skircoat , and the 98th 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 Heath Road (HX3 0DB) in the last 12 months was 202.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Skircoat average (121.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 133.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (HX3 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Elm View. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Abbey Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Limes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Royde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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