Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Halifax Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 280th 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 Halifax Road (HX3 7JT) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Road (HX3 7JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelf Hall Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Stone Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belle Vue Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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