Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.5 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Charles Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 314th 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 Charles Street (HX6 2HR) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (HX6 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Fountain Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Height Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Height Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Fountain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wallis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Fountain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wallis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagles Cliffe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Street —
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Data Sources

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