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Crime in HX3 5

How much crime is recorded in HX3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
16,085 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HX3 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX3 5, 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
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

HX3 5National
Violence and sexual offences50.523.6
Shoplifting25.58.4
Burglary11.99.1
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft8.44.5
Public order8.24.6
Drugs4.72.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime4.51.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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.

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