Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Primrose Way 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 Primrose Way (HX3 7RR) 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 Primrose Way (HX3 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Fold, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackshaw Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cypress Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cypress Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cypress Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cypress Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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