Crime Rates at Dickens Street, Halifax, HX2 0AU

Dickens Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dickens Street (HX2 0AU) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Street (HX2 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Sandhall Green. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.