Total Crime Rate

386.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 386.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Godley Road 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 Godley Road (HX3 6AH) 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 Godley Road (HX3 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Godley Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Crime Over Time in Godley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Godley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Godley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belgrave Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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