Crime Rates at Hall Close, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7EX

Hall Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hall Close (HX3 7EX) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hall Close (HX3 7EX), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Mead. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.