Postcode district · Halifax
Crime in HX2
How much crime is recorded in HX2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 59,891 (2024)
HX2Postcode district · Halifax
How safe is HX2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX2, 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
54.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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).
HX2National
Violence and sexual offences43.823.6
Burglary13.99.1
Shoplifting12.88.4
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Public order9.64.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft5.94.5
Drugs4.82.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime3.91.5
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.