Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wade House Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 186th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wade House Avenue (HX3 7NX) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 360.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 360.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wade House Avenue (HX3 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near Wade House Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wade House Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wade House Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wade House Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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