Total Crime Rate

422.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 422.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scaitcliffe 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 Scaitcliffe (OL14 7DQ) 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 Scaitcliffe (OL14 7DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fern Valley Chase. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scaitcliffe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harley Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harley Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fern Valley Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lineholme Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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