Total Crime Rate
123.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chevinedge Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 187th highest crime rate of 684 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 Chevinedge Crescent (HX3 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chevinedge Crescent (HX3 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Back Spin Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elland Wood Bottom | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Elland Wood Bottom | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Spin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricketers Fold | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cricketers Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cricketers Fold | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cricketers Fold | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Backhold Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Backhold Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exley Bank Top | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exley Bank Top | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Exley Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elland Wood Bottom | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elland Wood Bottom | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elland Wood Bottom | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Elland Wood Bottom | Under investigation |
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