Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX1 5TP
How much crime is recorded in HX1 5TP, 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
- 2,303 (2024)
HX1 5TPHalifax
How safe is HX1 5TP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX1 5TP area, well above 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
59.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 5TPNational
Violence and sexual offences47.723.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary11.79.1
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Other theft7.64.5
Public order7.04.6
Drugs6.02.4
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other crime3.21.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.