Halifax crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Halifax postcode area is 137.3 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 10.0k crimes were violent crimes which is 44.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 174% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 43.4% over the last twelve months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 212% of national crime rate which puts Halifax on 3. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 2.8% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 630 cases and has increased by 11.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	44.8%	2. highest	174%	10.0k	-5.9%
Public order crime →	10.8%	2. highest	190%	2.4k	-23.9%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	8.1%	12. highest	140%	1.8k	-4.8%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	7.6%	17. lowest	66%	1.7k	3.6%
Other theft crime →	6.4%	22. highest	111%	1.4k	-7.4%
Shoplifting crime →	5.0%	43. lowest	95%	1.1k	43.4%
Vehicle crime →	4.9%	36. highest	108%	1.1k	-0.6%
Burglary crime →	4.5%	14. highest	145%	1.0k	4.2%
Other crime →	2.8%	3. highest	212%	630	11.1%
Drugs crime →	2.8%	15. highest	139%	616	-6.1%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.8%	34. highest	112%	167	-5.1%
Theft from the person crime →	0.7%	38. highest	46%	148	-15.4%
Robbery crime →	0.6%	47. lowest	61%	125	-6.0%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.3%	4. lowest	32%	57	-20.8%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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