Postcode district · Halifax
Crime in HX1
How much crime is recorded in HX1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 34,445 (2024)
HX1Postcode district · Halifax
How safe is HX1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX1, 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
65.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
137
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).
HX1National
Violence and sexual offences52.523.6
Burglary20.19.1
Shoplifting17.18.4
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Public order13.04.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Drugs8.12.4
Other theft7.94.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime4.11.5
Robbery2.41.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.