Total Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Albert Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 197th highest crime rate of 685 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 Albert Road (HX2 0BY) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Ovenden average (171.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (HX2 0BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Heath (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Spring Hall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Hall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staverton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cusworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lover Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Heath Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Heath Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Newstead Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spinners Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Charlesworth Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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