Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Langton Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 297th 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 Langton Street (HX6 2HD) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% higher than the Greetland and Stainland average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langton Street (HX6 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollins Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Fountain Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Height Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Fountain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wallis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wallis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Height Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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