Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 176th highest crime rate of 685 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 Albert Road (HX2 0DF) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (HX2 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Sandhall Green. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dicken'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dicken'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Spring Hall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staverton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staverton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spring Hall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Hall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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