Total Crime Rate

740.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

474.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 740.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 474.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 355.9 10/10
  • Public order 107.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.5 10/10
  • Other theft 50.9 10/10
  • Drugs 28.3 10/10
  • Other crime 28.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanson Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 9th highest crime rate of 684 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 Hanson Lane (HX1 4SD) in the last 12 months was 740.1 per 1,000 residents and was 368.8% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 474.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanson Lane (HX1 4SD), the main crime hotspot is near Alfred Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanson Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Womersley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Naylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Leafland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Baines Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Blackwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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