Total Crime Rate
788.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pellon Lane area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 9th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pellon Lane (HX1 5QN) in the last 12 months was 788.2 per 1,000 residents and was 360.2% higher than the Ovenden average (171.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 233.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pellon Lane (HX1 5QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 126 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Gerrard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerrard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gerrard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Cromwell Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margaret Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerrard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Gerrard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horne Street | Under investigation |
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