Total Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lord Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 151st 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 Lord Street (HX6 2NP) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 153.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (HX6 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 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 Lord Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagles Cliffe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Cawsey Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wallis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wallis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steps Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saffron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steps Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steps Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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