Crap Towns / Linthwaite and Slaithwaite / Crime

How much crime is there in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite?

The police recorded 70.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite from September 2023 to August 2026, 7% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 35.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 70.5, down from 74.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	74.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	67.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	70.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	35.6	34.1
Public order	6.4	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.1	7.0
Vehicle crime	5.4	3.8
Shoplifting	4.2	7.1
Other theft	4.1	5.4
Burglary	3.4	3.1
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Drugs	1.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Halifax	11.8 km	151
Huddersfield	5.5 km	115
Uppermill	13.0 km	102
Elland	7.3 km	93.6
Brighouse	10.3 km	91.6
Liversedge	14.2 km	79.9
Linthwaite and Slaithwaite	–	70.7
Mirfield	12.6 km	67.3
Meltham	3.4 km	61.7
Shelf and Northowram	13.4 km	51.5
Honley	7.0 km	48.3
The typical town	–	76.2