Total Crime Rate
262.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Claremount Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 61st 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 Claremount Road (HX3 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 262.3 per 1,000 residents and was 258.2% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claremount Road (HX3 6JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Robert Street North. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 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 | Other theft | West View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heap Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pule Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iona Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Iona Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brougham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brougham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carmel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carmel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandforth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brougham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | A647 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A647 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A647 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandforth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pule Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Salisbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorn View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beverley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Range Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robert Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robert Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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