Total Crime Rate

572.1 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 572.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 283.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.1 10/10
  • Public order 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ellen Royd Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 13th 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 Ellen Royd Street (HX3 6DN) in the last 12 months was 572.1 per 1,000 residents and was 681.1% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 346.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellen Royd Street (HX3 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellen Royd Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spring Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Range Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Hills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Hills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodside Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Woodside Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Woodside Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Akroyd Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akroyd Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akroyd Place Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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