Total Crime Rate

210.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 210.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 31.8 7/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chapel Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Northowram and Shelf , and the 85th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Close (HX3 7RS) in the last 12 months was 210.3 per 1,000 residents and was 178.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Close (HX3 7RS), the main crime hotspot is near Carr House Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witchfield Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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