Crime Rates at Bedford Street North, Halifax, HX1 5BH

Bedford Street North area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 107th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Street North (HX1 5BH) in the last 12 months was 186.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street North (HX1 5BH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.