Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX1 2QA
How much crime is recorded in HX1 2QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Halifax & Boothtown
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,257 (2024)
HX1 2QAHalifax
How safe is HX1 2QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX1 2QA area, 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
70.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 2QANational
Violence and sexual offences54.323.6
Burglary34.29.1
Other theft11.44.5
Public order10.94.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Drugs6.22.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery2.91.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.