Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Grove Terrace area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 160th highest crime rate of 685 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 West Grove Terrace (HX1 5EX) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Ovenden average (171.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Grove Terrace (HX1 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horne Street, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aked'S Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Grove Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Milner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Milner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bedford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brunswick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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