Total Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.1 2/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (HX3 8DF) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (HX3 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Welburn Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Court Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft A58 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leeds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smithfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Smithfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brooklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

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