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Crime · Halifax
Reported crime in central Halifax
5,204 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 168 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,204
Rate / 1,000
168
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,045 | 39% |
| Shoplifting | 914 | 18% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 377 | 7% |
| Public order | 359 | 7% |
| Other theft | 343 | 7% |
| Anti social behaviour | 341 | 7% |
| Vehicle crime | 181 | 3% |
| Drugs | 175 | 3% |
| Burglary | 134 | 3% |
| Other crime | 89 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 87 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 59 | 1% |
| Robbery | 59 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 41 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 152 | 179 | 153 | 165 | 156 | 154 | 157 | 181 | 168 | 146 | 229 | 205 | 2045 |
| Shoplifting | 45 | 78 | 92 | 74 | 90 | 86 | 104 | 84 | 72 | 87 | 59 | 43 | 914 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 377 |
| Public order | 27 | 23 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 39 | 37 | 359 |
| Other theft | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 343 |
| Anti social behaviour | 30 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 50 | 43 | 30 | 341 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 181 |
| Drugs | 18 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 175 |
| Burglary | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 134 |
| Other crime | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 89 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 87 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 59 |
| Robbery | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 59 |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 41 |
| Total | 375 | 434 | 408 | 415 | 435 | 407 | 449 | 471 | 440 | 438 | 495 | 437 | 5204 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Halifax, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 30,936.