Postcode · Elland
Crime in HX5 9DQ
How much crime is recorded in HX5 9DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elland
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
HX5 9DQElland
How safe is HX5 9DQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX5 9DQ area, 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
62.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
148
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 9DQNational
Violence and sexual offences53.623.6
Anti-social behaviour29.510.7
Public order16.14.6
Shoplifting12.58.4
Burglary11.79.1
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Other theft10.64.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.