Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 6QB
How much crime is recorded in HX2 6QB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mytholmroyd & Cragg Vale
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
HX2 6QBHalifax
How safe is HX2 6QB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 6QB 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
48.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
HX2 6QBNational
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Burglary17.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.