Postcode district · Elland
Crime in HX5
How much crime is recorded in HX5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 17,155 (2024)
HX5Postcode district · Elland
How safe is HX5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX5, 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
65.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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).
HX5National
Violence and sexual offences53.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Shoplifting20.08.4
Burglary17.89.1
Public order14.84.6
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Drugs8.22.4
Other theft7.94.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime3.61.5
Robbery2.81.4
Theft from the person2.52.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.