Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX1 2JT
How much crime is recorded in HX1 2JT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southowram & Siddal
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,477 (2024)
HX1 2JTHalifax
How safe is HX1 2JT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX1 2JT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
HX1 2JTNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary13.39.1
Shoplifting8.98.4
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Drugs5.32.4
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.