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Crime · Halifax
Reported crime in central Halifax
5,164 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 167 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,164
Rate / 1,000
167
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,942 | 38% |
| Shoplifting | 936 | 18% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 388 | 8% |
| Anti social behaviour | 374 | 7% |
| Public order | 353 | 7% |
| Other theft | 333 | 6% |
| Drugs | 187 | 4% |
| Vehicle crime | 170 | 3% |
| Burglary | 135 | 3% |
| Other crime | 92 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 90 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 63 | 1% |
| Robbery | 59 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 42 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 170 | 161 | 152 | 179 | 153 | 165 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 181 | 168 | 146 | 1942 |
| Shoplifting | 74 | 50 | 45 | 78 | 92 | 74 | 90 | 86 | 104 | 84 | 72 | 87 | 936 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 388 |
| Anti social behaviour | 59 | 47 | 30 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 50 | 374 |
| Public order | 42 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 353 |
| Other theft | 28 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 333 |
| Drugs | 21 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 187 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 170 |
| Burglary | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 135 |
| Other crime | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 92 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 90 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 63 |
| Robbery | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 59 |
| Theft from the person | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 42 |
| Total | 490 | 402 | 375 | 434 | 408 | 415 | 435 | 407 | 449 | 471 | 440 | 438 | 5164 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Halifax, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 30,936.