Crime Rates at Lumb Lane, Halifax, HX3 6TP

Lumb Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 21st highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lumb Lane (HX3 6TP) in the last 12 months was 432.6 per 1,000 residents and was 490.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 230.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lumb Lane (HX3 6TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcburney Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Earl Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.