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Crime in HX6 1

How much crime is recorded in HX6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
7,516 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HX6 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in HX6 1, well 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
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).

HX6 1National
Violence and sexual offences38.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Burglary11.49.1
Public order7.64.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Other theft5.74.5
Other crime4.11.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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.

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