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Crime in HD6 1

How much crime is recorded in HD6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
8,054 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HD6 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD6 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

HD6 1National
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Shoplifting24.48.4
Burglary12.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Public order7.24.6
Other theft5.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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