Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kitten Clough 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 Kitten Clough (HX2 0JJ) 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 Kitten Clough (HX2 0JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pellon New Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 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 | Sandbeds Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princeton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princeton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princeton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princeton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princeton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenroyd Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princeton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langdale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langdale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Charlesworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charlesworth Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princeton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charlesworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albert View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbeds Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbeds Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandbeds Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Green'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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