Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stephen Row area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 264th 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 Stephen Row (HX3 7DB) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 Other crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stephen Row (HX3 7DB), 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 | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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