Crime Rates at Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX1 5JW

Gibbet Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 341st 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 Gibbet Street (HX1 5JW) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibbet Street (HX1 5JW), the main crime hotspot is near Crossley Gardens. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.