Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Halifax Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 275th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halifax Road (HX5 0SH) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Elland average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Road (HX5 0SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jepson Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westgate (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jepson Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jepson Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elland Bridge —
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Data Sources

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