Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whiteley Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luddendenfoot , and the 304th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiteley Avenue (HX6 1DL) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Luddendenfoot average (64.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteley Avenue (HX6 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Moorland View. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moorland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollybush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bates Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fore Lane Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bates Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pollit Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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