Crime Rate in Illingworth and Mixenden, ward

Illingworth and Mixenden has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Calderdale district and the 529th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 43rd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Illingworth and Mixenden in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Calderdale district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Illingworth and Mixenden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 830 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,022 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Illingworth and Mixenden ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Alder Grove. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.