Total Crime Rate

296.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 296.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Garden Street North area has the 12th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 50th highest crime rate of 684 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 Garden Street North (HX3 6BP) in the last 12 months was 296.7 per 1,000 residents and was 343.5% 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 Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Street North (HX3 6BP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Well Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Godley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowroyd Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Godley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithy Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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