Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX3 5SF
How much crime is recorded in HX3 5SF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ovenden East
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,447 (2024)
HX3 5SFHalifax
How safe is HX3 5SF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 61.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX3 5SF area, well above 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
61.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HX3 5SFNational
Violence and sexual offences56.623.6
Criminal damage and arson13.84.7
Public order10.24.6
Other theft6.34.5
Burglary6.19.1
Drugs5.22.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.