Total Crime Rate

168.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Salterhebble Hill area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salterhebble Hill (HX3 0QA) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 151.4% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (66.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salterhebble Hill (HX3 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salterhebble Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exley Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backhold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backhold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jubilee Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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