Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sandforth Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 137th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandforth Avenue (HX3 6JG) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandforth Avenue (HX3 6JG), 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 Sandforth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Street 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 2026Public order Brougham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A647 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A647 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Simpson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ploughcroft Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Turner'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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