Total Crime Rate

230.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 27.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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 Chapel Close (HX3 7RS) 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 Chapel Close (HX3 7RS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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