Overview of Calderdale crime rate
Calderdale, ranking 6th among 25 neighboring districts for crime frequency, reported 27,217 incidents in 2023. With a populace of 206,631, this translates to a crime rate of 131.72 per 1,000 residents, noting a 2.83% reduction from the previous year.
Predominant crimes in Calderdale are Violence and sexual offences (44.6%), Public order (11.3%), and Criminal damage and arson (7.9%). The least frequent crimes include Theft from the person (0.7%), Robbery (0.6%), and Bicycle theft (0.3%).
Within its 17 wards, Calderdale’s highest crime rates are seen in Town (Calderdale) (387.7), Ovenden (204.7), and Illingworth and Mixenden (164.6), while the lowest rates are in Calder (Calderdale) (75.3), Greetland and Stainland (67.4), and Hipperholme and Lightcliffe (60.9).
Calderdale crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 12140 (44.6)%
- Public order – 3065 (11.3)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2149 (7.9)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1991 (7.3)%
- Other theft – 1789 (6.6)%
- Shoplifting – 1360 (5.0)%
- Vehicle crime – 1337 (4.9)%
- Burglary – 1274 (4.7)%
- Other crime – 761 (2.8)%
- Drugs – 700 (2.6)%
- Possession of weapons – 200 (0.7)%
- Theft from the person – 188 (0.7)%
- Robbery – 168 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 95 (0.3)%
How does Calderdale compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Calderdale is compared against
Crime rates in Calderdale wards
There are 17 wards within Calderdale. Town (Calderdale), Ovenden, Illingworth and Mixenden has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 17 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Calderdale wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Calderdale
There are 17 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Calderdale. Highest crime rates in HX1, HX2, BD6 .
- HX1 – 255.0
- HX2 – 143.9
- BD6 – 141.8
- HX5 – 141.5
- BD19 – 130.5
- HD5 – 111.8
- HX3 – 110.1
- HD2 – 109.6
- OL14 – 108.7
- HD6 – 107.9
- HX6 – 105.3
- BD13 – 101.6
- HD3 – 94.8
- HX7 – 89.9
- WF14 – 87.3
- HX4 – 68.0
- OL15 – 0.6
Postcode districts in Calderdale
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