Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX3 5BN
How much crime is recorded in HX3 5BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ovenden East
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,205 (2024)
HX3 5BNHalifax
How safe is HX3 5BN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX3 5BN 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
63.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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).
HX3 5BNNational
Violence and sexual offences53.823.6
Burglary12.99.1
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Other theft8.64.5
Public order6.74.6
Other crime4.81.5
Shoplifting4.18.4
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.