Total Crime Rate

142.1 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 142.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Penn Street 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 Penn Street (HX1 5RR) 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 Penn Street (HX1 5RR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanson Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shroggs Vue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ladywood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Grosvenor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sefton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Baines Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Little Baines Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crossley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossley Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shroggs Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Penn Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kismet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Kelsey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kelsey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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