Crime Rates at Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX1 4JQ

Gibbet Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 239th 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 Gibbet Street (HX1 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibbet Street (HX1 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Heath (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.