Crime Rates at Long Lover Lane, Halifax, HX2 0EP

Long Lover Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 287th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Lover Lane (HX2 0EP) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lover Lane (HX2 0EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Heath (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.