Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Dyson Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 167th 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 Dyson Road (HX1 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 11 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 Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyson Road (HX1 4RJ), 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 Dyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Otley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Walsh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Kelsey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kelsey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spinners Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mile Thorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Naylor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alabama Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsgate Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lytham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lytham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltburn Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltburn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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