Total Crime Rate
572.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ellen 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.
View Crime In Hipperholme and Lightcliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Spring Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Range Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Hills | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Hills | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodside Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodside Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodside Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Range Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Akroyd Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Akroyd Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Akroyd Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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