Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Claremount Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 339th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Claremount Road (HX3 6JP) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claremount Road (HX3 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Eldon Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowroyd Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Range Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cowroyd Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Spring Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Range Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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