Total Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Whitwell Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 684 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 Whitwell Drive (HX5 9EE) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitwell Drive (HX5 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitwell Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whitwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beverley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Whitewell Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Earth Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldercroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldercroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turnpike Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elland Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elland Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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