Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodhead Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 315th highest crime rate of 685 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 Woodhead Street (HX2 0HE) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhead Street (HX2 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Wyvern Terrace. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhead Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashville Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenroyd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staverton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staverton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albert View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Charlesworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashville Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order West View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charlesworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlesworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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