Crime Rates at The Crescent, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8NQ

The Crescent 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 The Crescent (HX3 8NQ) 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 The Crescent (HX3 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welburn Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.