Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Browning Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 251st highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Avenue (HX3 9BB) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browning Avenue (HX3 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Hebble View. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Browning Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone View —
Apr 2026Other crime Longbottom Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longbottom Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebble View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siddal Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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