Total Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hill View Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 684 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 Hill View Gardens (HX3 7BT) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Northowram and Shelf average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill View Gardens (HX3 7BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heywood Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillview Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northowram and Shelf| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heywood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park View Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heywood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillview Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillview Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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