Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX1 5JW
How much crime is recorded in HX1 5JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pellon East
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,770 (2024)
HX1 5JWHalifax
How safe is HX1 5JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX1 5JW area, well 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
49.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HX1 5JWNational
Violence and sexual offences39.623.6
Burglary10.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Drugs6.22.4
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order4.84.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.