Postcode area · Halifax
Crime in HX
How much crime is recorded in HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 179,176 (2024)
HXPostcode area · Halifax
How safe is HX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX, 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
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HXNational
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Shoplifting8.98.4
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
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.