Central Halifax & Boothtown
Middle areaEast Calderdale. 8,795 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Central Halifax & Boothtown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Halifax & Boothtown
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Halifax & Boothtown at a rate of 438.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 115.8 per 1,000 people across Calderdale.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,406 |
| Other crime | 763 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 440 |
| Shoplifting | 392 |
| Drug offences | 256 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 238 |
| Burglary | 141 |
| Vehicle crime | 98 |
| Robbery | 67 |
| Theft from the person | 52 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Halifax & Boothtown compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Halifax & Boothtown safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Halifax & Boothtown at a rate of 438.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 115.8 per 1,000 people across Calderdale.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 349 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Halifax & Boothtown.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,406), other crime (763) and anti-social behaviour (440).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Calderdale
These figures are published for the whole of Calderdale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Calderdale and not Central Halifax & Boothtown alone. See Calderdale
Central Halifax & Boothtown in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Halifax & Boothtown was £134,000 in 2025.
Central Halifax & Boothtown had 7,942 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Central Halifax & Boothtown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Halifax & Boothtown, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.