Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Woodlands Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 224th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (HX3 6HT) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (HX3 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Robert Street North. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brougham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandforth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Heap Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bankfield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bankfield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bankfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A647 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A647 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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