Crime Rates at Gerrard Street, Halifax, HX1 5DG

Gerrard Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 154th 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 Gerrard Street (HX1 5DG) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerrard Street (HX1 5DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horne Street, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.