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Crime in HX5 9

How much crime is recorded in HX5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
12,077 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HX5 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 75.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX5 9, 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
75.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
174
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).

HX5 9National
Violence and sexual offences62.523.6
Shoplifting24.68.4
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Burglary21.89.1
Public order17.94.6
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Drugs10.12.4
Other theft9.44.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime3.81.5
Theft from the person3.42.1
Robbery3.11.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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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