Total Crime Rate
142.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowman Place area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 178th 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 Bowman Place (HX1 5PD) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowman Place (HX1 5PD), 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.
View Crime In Ovenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shroggs Vue Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kismet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stansfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dombey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Penn Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowman Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowman Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowman Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowman Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Florence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sefton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birks Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shroggs Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Grosvenor Terrace | Under investigation |
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