Total Crime Rate

186.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hope Street 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 Hope Street (HX1 5DW) 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 Hope Street (HX1 5DW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hope Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dene Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daisy Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Stirling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Grove Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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