Crime Rates at Hough, Halifax, HX3 7AP

Hough area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 226th lowest 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 Hough (HX3 7AP) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Northowram and Shelf average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 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 Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hough (HX3 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hough, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park View Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.