Total Crime Rate

202.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West View Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West View Avenue (HX2 0BB) in the last 12 months was 202.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Avenue (HX2 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Thackray Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West View Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Thackray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West View Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West View Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Hall Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting West View Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order West View Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Heath —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thackray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thackray Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hubert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Low Moor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenyon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hubert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trimmingham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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