Crime Rates at Newstead Avenue, Halifax, HX1 4TE

Newstead Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 300th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newstead Avenue (HX1 4TE) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newstead Avenue (HX1 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Heath (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.