Crime Rates at Mount Pleasant Avenue, Halifax, HX1 5TN

Mount Pleasant Avenue 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 Mount Pleasant Avenue (HX1 5TN) 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 Mount Pleasant Avenue (HX1 5TN), 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.