Halifax vs Shipley

Halifax has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 13,711 crimes in the last 12 months. Shipley has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 9,004 crimes. Shipley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Halifax shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Shipley shows -4.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Halifax, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (5,962 incidents). In Shipley, it is Violent Crime (3,789 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Halifax recorded 1,347 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shipley recorded 1,183. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Halifax totalled 5,962 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,789 in Shipley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Halifax recorded 14,351 crimes (now 13,711, a change of -4.5%). Shipley recorded 9,460 crimes previously (now 9,004, -4.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Halifax has a resolution rate of 25.4% and Shipley has 34.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Halifax falls within the West Yorkshire Police boundary. Shipley is covered by West Yorkshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Halifax and Shipley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.