Crime Rates at Walnut Street, Halifax, HX1 5JB

Walnut Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 134th 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 Walnut Street (HX1 5JB) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Street (HX1 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boston Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burlington Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.