Crime in Calderdale: statistics, rates and trends
24,413 crimes were recorded in Calderdale in the 12 months to August 2026, 115.7 per 1,000 residents. That is higher than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and down 6% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in Calderdale at a glance
- Crime trends in Calderdale
- Types of crime in Calderdale
- Home Office recorded crime in Calderdale
- Calderdale compared with nearby districts
- Areas within Calderdale
- Streets with the most crime in Calderdale
- What happened after crimes were reported in Calderdale
- Demographics of Calderdale
- Fly-tipping in Calderdale
- Questions about crime in Calderdale
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (10,044), anti-social behaviour (2,768) and public order (1,998) made up 61% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 55th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the highest quarter.
| Measure | Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 24,413 | 615,075 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 115.7 | 108.4 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | -6% | -2% | -1% |
| Population | 210,929 | 5,672,962 | 58,127,638 |
The year to August 2026 had the least recorded crime in Calderdale of any year here (24,413 crimes). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 10%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 24,413 | 115.7 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 25,899 | 122.8 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 25,615 | 121.4 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 27,975 | 132.6 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 28,098 | 133.2 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 26,102 | 123.7 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 26,727 | 126.7 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 27,922 | 132.4 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 27,128 | 128.6 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 2,015 |
| July 2026 | 2,240 |
| June 2026 | 2,170 |
| May 2026 | 2,213 |
| April 2026 | 2,056 |
| March 2026 | 1,981 |
| February 2026 | 1,791 |
| January 2026 | 1,853 |
| December 2025 | 1,862 |
| November 2025 | 1,964 |
| October 2025 | 2,086 |
| September 2025 | 2,182 |
Compared with England and Wales, Calderdale recorded notably more other crime (90% above the national rate), public order (42% above the national rate) and violence and sexual offences (39% above the national rate), and notably less theft from the person (69% below) and bicycle theft (52% below). On the year before, robbery rose from 179 to 248 and shoplifting rose from 1,471 to 1,816, while theft from the person fell from 144 to 111 and public order fell from 2,359 to 1,998.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10,044 | 47.6 | 34.2 | -10% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2,768 | 13.1 | 15.4 | +2% |
| Public order | 1,998 | 9.5 | 6.7 | -15% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,823 | 8.6 | 6.7 | -2% |
| Shoplifting | 1,816 | 8.6 | 8.5 | +23% |
| Other theft | 1,495 | 7.1 | 6.4 | -6% |
| Vehicle crime | 1,111 | 5.3 | 5.0 | -9% |
| Burglary | 987 | 4.7 | 3.6 | -13% |
| Drugs | 909 | 4.3 | 3.3 | -3% |
| Other crime | 847 | 4.0 | 2.1 | -6% |
| Robbery | 248 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +39% |
| Possession of weapons | 173 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -10% |
| Theft from the person | 111 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -23% |
| Bicycle theft | 83 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +1% |
What each category covers: crime categories.
21,812 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Calderdale in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 103.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was down 6% on the year ending March 2025 (23,151), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Calderdale had the 46th highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Offences recorded in Calderdale, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 3,979 offences (18% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for stalking and harassment (1.9 times the national rate), non-residential burglary (1.7 times the national rate) and miscellaneous crimes against society (1.6 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.35 times), bicycle theft (0.41 times) and robbery of personal property (0.70 times).
The largest rises on the year were in robbery of personal property (+34%) and arson (+13%). The largest falls were in trafficking of drugs (−34%) and vehicle offences (−18%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 3,979 | 18.9 | 10.1 | 1.87 | −6% |
| Violence without injury | 3,500 | 16.6 | 13.2 | 1.26 | −3% |
| Public order offences | 2,203 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 1.50 | −5% |
| Violence with injury | 2,118 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 1.23 | −5% |
| Criminal damage | 1,738 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 1.21 | −8% |
| Other theft offences | 1,446 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 1.05 | −14% |
| Shoplifting | 1,441 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 0.84 | – |
| Vehicle offences | 1,106 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 1.04 | −18% |
| Residential burglary | 715 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.36 | +6% |
| Possession of drugs | 701 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.33 | +11% |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 686 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.55 | +3% |
| Other sexual offences | 595 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.24 | −1% |
| Non-residential burglary | 395 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.67 | +2% |
| Rape | 316 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.24 | −5% |
| Trafficking of drugs | 199 | 0.94 | 1.2 | 0.80 | −34% |
| Possession of weapons | 154 | 0.73 | 1.00 | 0.73 | −18% |
| Robbery of personal property | 135 | 0.64 | 0.91 | 0.70 | +34% |
| Theft from the person | 131 | 0.62 | 1.8 | 0.35 | −15% |
| Robbery of business property | 82 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.82 | – |
| Arson | 80 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1.00 | +13% |
| Bicycle theft | 73 | 0.35 | 0.85 | 0.41 | −15% |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 18 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 2.45 | +64% |
| Homicide | 1 | <0.01 | 0.01 | 0.59 | −50% |
Recorded crime in Calderdale since the year ending March 2013
The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2013 to 2026. Calderdale's rate was above the England and Wales rate in every one of those 14 years. Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).
| Year ending March | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21,812 | 103.4 | 83.2 |
| 2025 | 23,151 | 109.8 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | 24,621 | 116.7 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | 26,715 | 126.7 | 89.2 |
| 2022 | 24,731 | 117.2 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 21,205 | 100.5 | 74.1 |
| 2020 | 24,421 | 115.8 | 84.7 |
| 2019 | 25,607 | 121.4 | 84.1 |
| 2018 | 22,470 | 106.5 | 78.2 |
| 2017 | 20,886 | 99.0 | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 17,692 | 83.9 | 62.3 |
| 2015 | 12,866 | 61.0 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | 13,584 | 64.4 | 55.9 |
| 2013 | 13,033 | 61.8 | 56.7 |
Districts in the West Yorkshire Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 5 districts in the West Yorkshire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Calderdale had the 2nd lowest rate.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 65,941 | 117.0 | 1.41 |
| Leeds | 96,875 | 114.6 | 1.38 |
| Wakefield | 38,883 | 105.8 | 1.27 |
| Calderdale | 21,812 | 103.4 | 1.24 |
| Kirklees | 39,219 | 87.6 | 1.05 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
5 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Calderdale; the highest is Burnley district (141.4 per 1,000) and the lowest Rossendale (87.2).
Of the 30 areas within Calderdale, Town had the highest crime rate (304.3 per 1,000) and Outlane the lowest (27.5), 11 times apart.
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | Neighbourhood | 13,391 | 4,075 | 304.3 |
| Sowerby Bridge | Town | 4,495 | 801 | 178.2 |
| Halifax | Town | 91,475 | 13,867 | 151.6 |
| Brighouse | Neighbourhood | 11,226 | 1,656 | 147.5 |
| Park | Neighbourhood | 17,583 | 2,569 | 146.1 |
| Ovenden | Neighbourhood | 13,591 | 1,964 | 144.5 |
| Elland | Neighbourhood | 12,280 | 1,695 | 138.0 |
| Illingworth and Mixenden | Neighbourhood | 11,901 | 1,568 | 131.8 |
| Elland | Town | 15,271 | 1,858 | 121.7 |
| Skircoat | Neighbourhood | 14,010 | 1,698 | 121.2 |
| Warley | Neighbourhood | 13,545 | 1,515 | 111.8 |
| Todmorden | Neighbourhood | 12,083 | 1,219 | 100.9 |
| Brighouse | Town | 33,182 | 3,315 | 99.9 |
| Todmorden | Town | 13,662 | 1,352 | 99.0 |
| Sowerby Bridge | Neighbourhood | 11,175 | 1,042 | 93.2 |
| Luddenden Foot | Town | 1,591 | 148 | 93.0 |
| Hebden Bridge | Town | 4,262 | 388 | 91.0 |
| Rastrick | Neighbourhood | 12,134 | 1,056 | 87.0 |
| Ryburn | Neighbourhood | 11,731 | 881 | 75.1 |
| Calder | Neighbourhood | 11,846 | 838 | 70.7 |
| Mytholmroyd | Town | 5,028 | 351 | 69.8 |
| Luddendenfoot | Neighbourhood | 9,976 | 663 | 66.5 |
| Holywell Green and Stainland | Town | 1,575 | 104 | 66.0 |
| Hipperholme and Lightcliffe | Neighbourhood | 11,727 | 730 | 62.2 |
| Northowram and Shelf | Neighbourhood | 11,717 | 683 | 58.3 |
| Ripponden | Town | 5,520 | 289 | 52.4 |
| Greetland and Stainland | Neighbourhood | 11,013 | 561 | 50.9 |
| Shelf and Northowram | Town | 6,068 | 305 | 50.3 |
| Barkisland | Town | 1,489 | 58 | 39.0 |
| Outlane | Town | 1,598 | 44 | 27.5 |
The 10 locations below account for 14% of the crime recorded in Calderdale over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (646).
| Location | Crimes |
|---|---|
| On or near Parking Area | 646 |
| On or near Petrol Station | 561 |
| On or near Supermarket | 466 |
| On or near Shopping Area | 363 |
| On or near Police Station | 282 |
| On or near Russell Street | 272 |
| On or near Hospital | 266 |
| On or near Town Hall Street East | 238 |
| On or near Theatre/Concert Hall | 227 |
| On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 159 |
Of the 21,645 crimes in Calderdale with a recorded outcome, 29% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 7.2% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 2,768 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 7,919 | 36.6% | 34.5% |
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 6,214 | 28.7% | 35.3% |
| Under investigation | 2,524 | 11.7% | 11.5% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 1,561 | 7.2% | 5.2% |
| Status update unavailable | 1,221 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
| Court result unavailable | 613 | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| Local resolution | 561 | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 485 | 2.2% | 0.3% |
| Offender given a caution | 301 | 1.4% | 0.6% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 147 | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 68 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 28 | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Calderdale has an estimated population of 210,929 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer students (5.9%, against 7.9%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Calderdale average decile 4.5 (1 = most deprived), more deprived than average.
| Measure | Calderdale | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 18.8% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19.6% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 56.0% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 23.5% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 30.9% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 19.2% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 24.5% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 65.0% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 14.5% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 20.4% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 4.5 | 5.5 (England) |
| Residents in the most deprived 10% of areas | 19.9% | 10.1% (England) |
1,139 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in Calderdale in 2024/25 (5.4 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in Calderdale has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.
Is Calderdale a safe place to live?
Calderdale recorded 115.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 55th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest). The categories most above the national rate were other crime and public order.
What is the most common crime in Calderdale?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 10,044 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (2,768).
Is crime in Calderdale going up or down?
Recorded crime in Calderdale was down 6% on the year before: 24,413 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 25,899 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of Calderdale?
About 210,929 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 20% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
Which police force covers Calderdale?
Calderdale is policed by West Yorkshire.
How many crimes did the police record in Calderdale in the year ending March 2026?
21,812 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 103.4 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 23,151.
Which offences are more common in Calderdale than across England and Wales?
Relative to the national rate, the most over-represented categories in the year ending March 2026 were stalking and harassment (3,979 offences, 1.9 times the England and Wales rate), non-residential burglary (395 offences, 1.7 times the England and Wales rate) and miscellaneous crimes against society (686 offences, 1.6 times the England and Wales rate).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.