Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 684 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 Highfield Avenue (HX3 7RE) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (HX3 7RE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stainbeck Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainbeck Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beckside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackshaw Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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