Total Crime Rate

288.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 288.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Myrtle Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 56th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Road (HX5 0HU) in the last 12 months was 288.0 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher than the Elland average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (HX5 0HU), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flower Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Old Mill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Mill Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Lane Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parkfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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