Total Crime Rate
84.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cooper Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cooper Lane (HX3 7RD) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Northowram and Shelf average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cooper Lane (HX3 7RD), the main crime hotspot is near Blackshaw Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Northowram and Shelf| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stainbeck Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainbeck Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beckside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackshaw Drive | — |
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