Crime Rates at Southowram, Halifax, HX3 9TP

This area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (HX3 9TP) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode HX3 9TP, the main crime hotspot is near Beaumont View. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.