Total Crime Rate

788.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 788.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 402.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.8 10/10
  • Public order 53.6 10/10
  • Other theft 42.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • 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

Lee Bridge Industrial Estate area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ovenden , and the 9th highest crime rate of 685 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 Lee Bridge Industrial Estate (HX3 5HE) in the last 12 months was 788.2 per 1,000 residents and was 360.2% higher than the Ovenden average (171.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 233.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Bridge Industrial Estate (HX3 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horne Street, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lee Bridge Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Pleasant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A629 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St George'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodside View Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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