Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitwell Green Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 685 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 Whitwell Green Lane (HX5 9PH) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Elland average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitwell Green Lane (HX5 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitwell Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farrar Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitwell Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dewsbury Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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