Postcode · Hebden Bridge
Crime in HX7 8SJ
How much crime is recorded in HX7 8SJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hebden Bridge
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,487 (2024)
HX7 8SJHebden Bridge
How safe is HX7 8SJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX7 8SJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HX7 8SJNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary11.49.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.