Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boothtown Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 685 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 Boothtown Road (HX3 6TU) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boothtown Road (HX3 6TU), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Crescent. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boothtown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandforth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandforth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pule Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pule Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heap Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mcburney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mcburney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mcburney Close
Sep 2025Other theft West View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathcart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Canterbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ploughcroft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iona Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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