Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Halifax Old Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 442nd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halifax Old Road (HD2 2SG) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Ashbrow average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Old Road (HD2 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Corby Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jack Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pateley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scholes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Old Road —
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Data Sources

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