Crime Rates at Riverside Court, Halifax, HX3 9LP

Riverside Court area has the 28th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 228th 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 Riverside Court (HX3 9LP) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Court (HX3 9LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salterhebble Hill, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Backhold Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.