Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pellon Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 120th highest crime rate of 684 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 Pellon Lane (HX1 5RD) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Ovenden average (157.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pellon Lane (HX1 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horne Street, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossley Gardens (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pellon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Baines Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cavendish Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stansfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stansfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lightowler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heywood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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