Total Crime Rate
234.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albert Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 74th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (HX2 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 181.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albert Road (HX2 0DQ), 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.
View Crime In Ovenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhall Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbeds Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Thackray Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thackray Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashville Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbeds Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbeds Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhall Green | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dicken'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dicken'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albert View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhall Green | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashville Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhall Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandhall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ling Royd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhall Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ling Royd Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ling Royd Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ling Royd Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ling Bob | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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