Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 98.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Oak Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 256th highest crime rate of 684 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 Oak Street (HX5 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Elland average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 58.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Street (HX5 0JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooksbank Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marys Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marys Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flower Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Old Mill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Mill Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Lane Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Quebec Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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