Total Crime Rate

497.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 497.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 242.9 10/10
  • Public order 67.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.2 10/10
  • Drugs 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Level Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 16th highest crime rate of 685 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 High Level Way (HX1 4PN) in the last 12 months was 497.2 per 1,000 residents and was 190.3% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 316.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Level Way (HX1 4PN), the main crime hotspot is near Burlington Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Level Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lytham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kelsey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Sep 2025Public order Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ladywood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alabama Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lytham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsgate Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otley Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Otley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltburn Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltburn Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanson Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kelsey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wainman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ryburn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Victor Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Naylor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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