Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 8BU
How much crime is recorded in HX2 8BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheatley & Ovenden West
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,814 (2024)
HX2 8BUHalifax
How safe is HX2 8BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 8BU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
67.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
148
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HX2 8BUNational
Violence and sexual offences58.223.6
Shoplifting20.88.4
Other theft15.24.5
Public order13.84.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary10.59.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Other crime4.71.5
Drugs4.32.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.