Total Crime Rate

788.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 788.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 402.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.8 10/10
  • Public order 53.6 10/10
  • Other theft 42.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • 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

Richmond Road 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 Richmond Road (HX1 5SZ) 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 Richmond Road (HX1 5SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gerrard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerrard Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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