Total Crime Rate

167.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.3 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 167.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Public order 39.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Royd Villas area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 124th highest crime rate of 684 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 West Royd Villas (HX1 3LS) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Royd Villas (HX1 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constitutional Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Royd Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Constitutional Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Constitutional Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitutional Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitutional Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Edge West —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trafalgar Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trafalgar Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermon Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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