Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.7 3/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Valley Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Avenue (HX3 8UD) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Avenue (HX3 8UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A649, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Till Carr Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft A649 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A649 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ryecroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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