Crime Rates at Ridge Steps, Todmorden, OL14 7AZ

Ridge Steps area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Todmorden , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridge Steps (OL14 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 422.5 per 1,000 residents and was 285.6% higher than the Todmorden average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 170.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Steps (OL14 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridge Bank, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.