Total Crime Rate

195.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 195.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodside Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 97th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodside Road (HX3 6EL) in the last 12 months was 195.2 per 1,000 residents and was 191.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Road (HX3 6EL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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