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Crime in HX4 8

How much crime is recorded in HX4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
11,332 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HX4 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX4 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).

HX4 8National
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.51.5
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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