Crime Rates at Huddersfield Road, Elland, HX5 9AA

Huddersfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 41st 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 Huddersfield Road (HX5 9AA) in the last 12 months was 344.4 per 1,000 residents and was 150.5% higher than the Elland average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (HX5 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.