Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX3 5FF
How much crime is recorded in HX3 5FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ovenden East
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
HX3 5FFHalifax
How safe is HX3 5FF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX3 5FF 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
66.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 5FFNational
Violence and sexual offences57.223.6
Criminal damage and arson16.04.7
Other theft10.74.5
Burglary9.89.1
Public order8.64.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Drugs6.02.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime3.81.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.