Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.6 5/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Leeds Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 176th 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 Leeds Road (HX3 8NH) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (HX3 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craiglands (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ivy Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Upper Sutherland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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