Todmorden is among the top 10 most dangerous small towns in West Yorkshire, and is the 29th most dangerous overall out of West Yorkshire's 118 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Todmorden in 2021 was 98 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to West Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 16% lower than the West Yorkshire rate of 113 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Todmorden is the 92nd most dangerous small town, and the 627th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In April 2020, Todmorden was the worst small town in West Yorkshire for other theft, with 19 crimes reported and a crime rate of 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. April 2020 was also a bad month for Todmorden residents, when it was West Yorkshire's most dangerous small town for public order, recording 24 crimes at a rate of 1.5 per 1,000 residents. Todmorden recorded 2 reports of theft from the person during September 2020, making its crime rate of 0.12 the worst small town for theft from the person in West Yorkshire that month.
The most common crimes in Todmorden are violence and sexual offences, with 799 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 50. This is 9% higher than 2020's figure of 725 offences and a difference of 4.61 from 2020's crime rate of 45. Todmorden's least common crime is theft from the person, with 5 offences recorded in 2021, a decrease of 100% from 2020's figure of 10 crimes.
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Small Towns, West Yorkshire
0.59% higher, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
22% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
As of 2022, the crime rate in Todmorden is 0.59% higher than Yorkshire and The Humber and 22% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
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Incidents mapped in Todmorden represent the time frame between May 2019 and April 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
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| Year | Crime Rate per 1,000 people | Total Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | 1,565 |
| 2020 | 89 | 1,427 |
| 2019 | 90 | 1,446 |
| 2018 | 89 | 1,427 |
| 2017 | 77 | 1,237 |
| 2016 | 63 | 1,018 |
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| Todmorden | West Yorkshire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | Count | Rate | Count | Rate | Rate Difference |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 184 | 11.48 | 37,271 | 15.98 | 39% safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 7 | 0.44 | 1,815 | 0.78 | 77% safer |
| Burglary | 55 | 3.43 | 11,869 | 5.09 | 48% safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 152 | 9.48 | 25,787 | 11.06 | 17% safer |
| Drugs | 33 | 2.06 | 7,866 | 3.37 | 64% safer |
| Other Crime | 40 | 2.49 | 6,240 | 2.68 | 8% safer |
| Other Theft | 102 | 6.36 | 17,250 | 7.40 | 16% safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 12 | 0.75 | 2,134 | 0.91 | 21% safer |
| Public Order | 245 | 15.28 | 37,730 | 16.18 | 6% safer |
| Robbery | 6 | 0.37 | 2,252 | 0.97 | 162% safer |
| Shoplifting | 47 | 2.93 | 12,833 | 5.50 | 88% safer |
| Theft From the Person | 5 | 0.31 | 2,222 | 0.95 | 206% safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 62 | 3.87 | 13,222 | 5.67 | 47% safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 799 | 49.83 | 122,105 | 52.35 | 5% safer |
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horbury | 910 | 86.12 | 13% safer |
| Rothwell | 1,705 | 88.69 | 10% safer |
| Liversedge | 1,648 | 91.09 | 7% safer |
| Normanton | 2,025 | 93.53 | 4.4% safer |
| Elland | 1,537 | 94.56 | 3.2% safer |
| Todmorden | 1,565 | 97.61 | - |
| Featherstone | 1,814 | 104.62 | 7% more dangerous |
| Clayton | 927 | 110.28 | 11% more dangerous |
| South Elmsall | 837 | 111.32 | 12% more dangerous |
| South Kirkby and Moorthorpe | 1,383 | 119.09 | 18% more dangerous |
| Hemsworth | 1,718 | 121.53 | 20% more dangerous |
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| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Knowlwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Anchor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Public order | On or near Plane Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Hallroyd Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Railway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Farnboro Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Bobbin Mill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Sun Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Pioneer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Public order | On or near Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Public order | On or near Henshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Maitland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Lloyd Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Other theft | On or near Fern Valley Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Other theft | On or near Top Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Beaconsfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Other theft | On or near Osborne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Public order | On or near Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 15 | 10 | 16 | 11 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 0.62 | 0.87 | 0.62 | 0.44 | Safer |
| Burglary | 5 | 10 | 4.2 | 3.4 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Getting worse |
| Other Theft | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.87 | 0.56 | 0.75 | 0.75 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.81 | 0.37 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | Getting worse |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.75 | 0.31 | 0.62 | 0.31 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 7 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 40 | 40 | 45 | 50 | Getting worse |
| Small Town | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 67.08 | 46% safer |
| Croydon | 82.48 | 18% safer |
| Sheffield | 90.05 | 8% safer |
| Bristol | 90.52 | 8% safer |
| Todmorden | 97.61 | - |
| Coventry | 102.24 | 4.5% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 111.59 | 13% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 123.06 | 21% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 129.64 | 25% more dangerous |
| Bradford | 132.28 | 26% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 150.94 | 35% more dangerous |
| Neighbourhood | Crime Count | Crime Rate | Danger Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todmorden East & Walsden | 414 | 73 | Second |
| Todmorden West & Cornholme | 1,106 | 116 | First |
Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Todmorden change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in October, when Todmorden saw a 400% increase in shoplifting. Todmorden saw a large fall in shoplifting during April, when it fell by 83% compared to April in 2019.
| Crime | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | +144% | +57% | +65% | +217% | +56% | - | +58% | +150% | +42% | +64% |
| Bicycle Theft | - | - | - | - | - | -67% | - | - | - | - |
| Burglary | -21% | -79% | -50% | -80% | -82% | -68% | -78% | -73% | -44% | -9% |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | +100% | +11% | +50% | +40% | -33% | +136% | +60% | +100% | -12% | +113% |
| Drugs | -67% | -67% | - | -25% | -50% | - | - | -67% | +100% | +50% |
| Other Crime | +33% | +100% | -80% | +67% | - | -33% | - | - | +100% | - |
| Other Theft | -73% | +58% | -42% | -33% | -63% | - | +83% | -50% | +71% | +14% |
| Possession of Weapons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +200% | +100% | - |
| Public Order | +40% | +140% | +60% | -47% | - | +55% | +90% | -38% | -29% | +114% |
| Robbery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +200% | - |
| Shoplifting | - | -83% | - | - | +67% | -40% | +33% | +400% | - | +100% |
| Theft From the Person | - | - | - | - | +50% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vehicle Crime | +17% | -76% | -83% | -60% | +14% | -62% | -56% | -62% | - | +14% |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | -9% | +4% | +4% | -33% | -13% | +104% | +25% | +18% | +16% | +62% |
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