Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Claremount Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 277th highest crime rate of 684 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 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremount Road (HX3 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Eldon Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Claremount Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary All Souls' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowroyd Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ellen Royd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Souls' Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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