Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 9AX
How much crime is recorded in HX2 9AX, 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
- 1,494 (2024)
HX2 9AXHalifax
How safe is HX2 9AX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 9AX area, 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
80.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 9AXNational
Violence and sexual offences65.723.6
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Burglary11.49.1
Public order8.84.6
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Other theft6.14.5
Other crime5.21.5
Drugs4.42.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.