Crime Rates at Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX1 4JW

Gibbet Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gibbet Street (HX1 4JW) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibbet Street (HX1 4JW), 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 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.