Crime Rates at Gledcliffe, Halifax, HX3 6AA

Gledcliffe area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 28th 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 Gledcliffe (HX3 6AA) in the last 12 months was 386.7 per 1,000 residents and was 427.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 173.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gledcliffe (HX3 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.