Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX3 6HX
How much crime is recorded in HX3 6HX, 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)
How safe is HX3 6HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 80.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX3 6HX 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HX3 6HXNational
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.