Total Crime Rate

170.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Halifax Old Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halifax Old Road (HD1 6EE) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Ashbrow average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Old Road (HD1 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Old Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary King Cliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clara Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Cottage Lane
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Croft Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Beech Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buckrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Beacon Street
Sep 2025Other crime Buckrose Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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