Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spring Hall Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 328th lowest crime rate of 685 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 Spring Hall Lane (HX1 4QL) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Hall Lane (HX1 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 49 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 Spring Hall Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Back Blackwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Hall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charlesworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlesworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princeton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Charlesworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otley Street
Sep 2025Burglary Otley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princeton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltburn Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cusworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lover Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princeton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princeton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princeton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lytham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Blackwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensway Under investigation

Data Sources

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