Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX3 5NU
How much crime is recorded in HX3 5NU, 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
- 1,443 (2024)
HX3 5NUHalifax
How safe is HX3 5NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 79.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX3 5NU 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
79.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
143
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 5NUNational
Violence and sexual offences73.523.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Criminal damage and arson14.24.7
Public order12.34.6
Other theft9.04.5
Drugs5.32.4
Burglary5.09.1
Other crime4.91.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.