Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 8NN
How much crime is recorded in HX2 8NN, 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
- 1,586 (2024)
HX2 8NNHalifax
How safe is HX2 8NN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 76.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 8NN 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
76.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
202
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 8NNNational
Shoplifting62.68.4
Violence and sexual offences60.823.6
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Burglary16.29.1
Other theft12.94.5
Public order10.44.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Robbery3.61.4
Other crime3.31.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.