Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fixby Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Park , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fixby Avenue (HX2 7DH) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Park average (171.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fixby Avenue (HX2 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fixby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Crestfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pye Nest Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pye Nest Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darcey Hey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Calder Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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