Total Crime Rate

205.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boothtown Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 91st highest crime rate of 685 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 Boothtown Road (HX3 6HG) in the last 12 months was 205.4 per 1,000 residents and was 180.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 131.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boothtown Road (HX3 6HG), the main crime hotspot is near Randolph Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boothtown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beverley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heap Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodside Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Woodside Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Woodside Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Range Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodside View Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandforth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandforth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beverley Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robert Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Robert Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iona Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathcart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Davids Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Davids Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Davids Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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