Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 203.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wood Croft area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luddendenfoot , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Croft (HX6 1HL) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 213.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Croft (HX6 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Rooley Banks. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rooley Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rooley Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rooley Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rooley Heights —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rooley Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rooley Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rooley Banks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town Gate —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Godfrey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rooley Banks —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield —
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Data Sources

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