Total Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gibbet 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 5LF) 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 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horne Street, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossley Gardens (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ovenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerrard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gerrard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sefton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Grosvenor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shroggs Vue Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Florence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Hill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Gerrard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margaret Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Cromwell Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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