Crime Rates at Upper Kingston, Halifax, HX1 4HA

Upper Kingston area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 270th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

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 Upper Kingston (HX1 4HA) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Kingston (HX1 4HA), the main crime hotspot is near Newstead Heath. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.