Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 8HT
How much crime is recorded in HX2 8HT, 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
- 1,385 (2024)
HX2 8HTHalifax
How safe is HX2 8HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 8HT area, well above 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
59.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 8HTNational
Violence and sexual offences51.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Other crime4.11.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.54.5
Burglary1.19.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.