Total Crime Rate

184.2 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 184.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crossley Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 118th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crossley Gardens (HX1 5PU) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossley Gardens (HX1 5PU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Crossley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birks Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sefton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman Place
Sep 2025Other theft Florence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Grosvenor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shroggs Vue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shroggs Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dombey Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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