Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 8TL
How much crime is recorded in HX2 8TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pellon West & Highroad Well
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,848 (2024)
HX2 8TLHalifax
How safe is HX2 8TL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 8TL 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
58.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 8TLNational
Violence and sexual offences47.723.6
Burglary14.59.1
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Public order11.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other crime6.21.5
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery1.31.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
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.