Crime Rates at The Drive, Halifax, HX3 8NJ

The Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (HX3 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

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 ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (HX3 8NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.