Total Crime Rate
230.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carr House Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 77th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carr House Lane (HX3 7RB) in the last 12 months was 230.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carr House Lane (HX3 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Fold (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northowram and Shelf| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cypress Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenacres Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cypress Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cypress Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr House Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Fold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cypress Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chapel Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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