Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 9AE
How much crime is recorded in HX2 9AE, 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 9AEHalifax
How safe is HX2 9AE
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 9AE 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HX2 9AENational
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.