Postcode · Elland
Crime in HX5 0LU
How much crime is recorded in HX5 0LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elland
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
HX5 0LUElland
How safe is HX5 0LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX5 0LU area, 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
41.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
HX5 0LUNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Anti-social behaviour18.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Public order7.44.6
Burglary7.39.1
Other crime6.81.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs2.52.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.