Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kilnhurst Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Calder , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kilnhurst Road (OL14 6AR) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kilnhurst Road (OL14 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Every Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gibson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallroyd Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haven Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gordon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gordon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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