Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Higgin Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 338th highest crime rate of 685 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 Higgin Lane (HX3 9PQ) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higgin Lane (HX3 9PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Battinson Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Crime Over Time in Higgin Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blaithroyd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Top Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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