Total Crime Rate

327.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 327.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Robbery 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highroad Well Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 40th highest crime rate of 684 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 Highroad Well Lane (HX2 0LS) in the last 12 months was 327.8 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 172.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highroad Well Lane (HX2 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ling Bob, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandhall Green (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highroad Well Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ling Bob Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ling Bob Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Highcliffe Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Robbery Ling Bob Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandhall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhall Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highcliffe Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Well Royd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Well Royd Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandhall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandhall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Royd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sandhall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warley View —
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Data Sources

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