Crime Rates at Canal Street, Halifax, HX3 9HT

Canal Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 185th 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 Canal Street (HX3 9HT) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Street (HX3 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lilly Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.