Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 7PY
How much crime is recorded in HX2 7PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King Cross
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
HX2 7PYHalifax
How safe is HX2 7PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 7PY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 7PYNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Public order5.74.6
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs4.22.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime3.91.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.