Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX1 9WE
How much crime is recorded in HX1 9WE, 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
- 1,675 (2024)
HX1 9WEHalifax
How safe is HX1 9WE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 163.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX1 9WE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
163.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
402
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 9WENational
Violence and sexual offences134.123.6
Burglary88.09.1
Shoplifting54.38.4
Anti-social behaviour48.210.7
Public order47.54.6
Drugs31.42.4
Criminal damage and arson21.74.7
Other theft20.14.5
Robbery8.21.4
Other crime8.11.5
Theft from the person7.02.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Possession of weapons4.30.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.