Total Crime Rate
97.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Doncaster Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 267th highest crime rate of 685 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 Doncaster Street (HX3 0PS) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doncaster Street (HX3 0PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbourne Terrace, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hebble View (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hipperholme and Lightcliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cleveland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Phoebe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Backhold Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Backhold Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crossley Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbourne Terrace | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phoebe Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyson Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stafford Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Browning Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Salterhebble Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyson Place | — |
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