Crime Rates at Soaper Lane, Shelf, Halifax, HX3 7PX

Soaper Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 301st highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Soaper Lane (HX3 7PX) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soaper Lane (HX3 7PX), the main crime hotspot is near Breighton Adown. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.