Total Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Heptonstall Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Calder , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 686 local areas in Calderdale .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heptonstall Road (HX7 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Calder average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heptonstall Road (HX7 6AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Calder| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longstaff Court | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Robbery | Shelf Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelf Road | — |
| Oct 2025 | Other crime | Mytholm Close | Under investigation |
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