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Crime in HX1 2

How much crime is recorded in HX1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
13,186 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HX1 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 76.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
76.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
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).

HX1 2National
Violence and sexual offences60.623.6
Burglary25.89.1
Shoplifting19.38.4
Anti-social behaviour18.710.7
Public order18.64.6
Drugs11.32.4
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft9.34.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime4.11.5
Robbery3.61.4
Theft from the person2.62.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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