Total Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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 10th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halifax Old Road (HD2 2SL) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Old Road (HD2 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Lynndale Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Storth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alwen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlemost Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Storth Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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