Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fountain Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Calder , and the 268th 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 Fountain Street (HX7 6HE) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the Calder average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Street (HX7 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Gate, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fountain Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Gate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheetham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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