Total Crime Rate
497.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clay Street 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 Clay Street (HX1 4RX) 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 Clay Street (HX1 4RX), 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.
View Crime In Ovenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kelsey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naylor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsgate Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kelsey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelsey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Blackwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Blackwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Back Blackwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Naylor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Naylor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltburn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltburn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Otley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mile Thorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbourne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Victor Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ryburn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Street | Under investigation |
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