Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 8HB
How much crime is recorded in HX2 8HB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ovenden East
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,445 (2024)
HX2 8HBHalifax
How safe is HX2 8HB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 8HB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HX2 8HBNational
Violence and sexual offences38.923.6
Burglary13.69.1
Other theft6.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order4.54.6
Drugs4.32.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.