Crime Rates at Diamond Street, Halifax, HX1 5RX

Diamond Street 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 Diamond Street (HX1 5RX) 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 Diamond Street (HX1 5RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summerscale Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.