Postcode district · Halifax
Crime in HX3
How much crime is recorded in HX3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 68,915 (2024)
HX3Postcode district · Halifax
How safe is HX3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX3, 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
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).
HX3National
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Shoplifting13.88.4
Burglary12.29.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order7.64.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime3.01.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.