Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.8 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Other crime 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wyvern Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 106th 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 Wyvern Place (HX2 0DE) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 106.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyvern Place (HX2 0DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ling Bob, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandhall Green (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wyvern Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashville Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandhall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sandhall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandhall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thackray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thackray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thackray Street
Apr 2026Public order Wyvern Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyvern Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sandbeds Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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