Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX3 5SQ
How much crime is recorded in HX3 5SQ, 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 5SQHalifax
How safe is HX3 5SQ
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 5SQ 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HX3 5SQNational
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.