Total Crime Rate

303.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 303.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Park area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 48th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Park (HX1 2HH) in the last 12 months was 303.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% higher than the Ovenden average (157.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 181.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% 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 57 crimes here, including 37 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aked'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvest Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Grove Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Grove Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aked'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stirling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daisy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brassey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aked'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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