Total Crime Rate

72.7 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 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Soaper Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Soaper Lane (HX3 7PS) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soaper Lane (HX3 7PS), the main crime hotspot is near Stanage Lane. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Soaper Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelf Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Avenue —
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Data Sources

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