Total Crime Rate

240.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.4 10/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 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

North Park area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

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 North Park (HX1 2HH) in the last 12 months was 240.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the Ovenden average (171.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 156.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Park (HX1 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aked'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aked'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swires Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Norfolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton House Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aked'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Gerrard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Gerrard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerrard Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road
Sep 2025Public order Gerrard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Aked'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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