Total Crime Rate

270.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.7 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 270.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Other theft 46.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ovenden Terrace area has the 12th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 61st highest crime rate of 684 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 Ovenden Terrace (HX3 5PD) in the last 12 months was 270.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% higher than the Illingworth and Mixenden average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ovenden Terrace (HX3 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ovenden Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ovenden Terrace (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ovenden Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rushworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grove Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ovenden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ovenden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ovenden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ovenden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eastwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bracewell Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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