Total Crime Rate

321.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 321.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.0 9/10
  • Other theft 46.0 10/10
  • Public order 46.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Other crime 34.5 10/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Towngate area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 45th 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 Towngate (HX3 7EG) in the last 12 months was 321.8 per 1,000 residents and was 292.7% higher than the Northowram and Shelf average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towngate (HX3 7EG), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Mead. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Towngate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxter Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lydgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queens Mead Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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