Postcode · Elland
Crime in HX5 9BX
How much crime is recorded in HX5 9BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elland
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,829 (2024)
HX5 9BXElland
How safe is HX5 9BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX5 9BX area, 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 9BXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Burglary11.59.1
Shoplifting7.48.4
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.