Total Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 233.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highroad Well Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 76th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highroad Well Lane (HX2 0QF) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highroad Well Lane (HX2 0QF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highroad Well Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ling Royd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order West View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandbeds Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashville Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashville Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ling Royd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ling Royd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grisedale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ling Royd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grisedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ling Bob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ling Bob Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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