Crime Rates at Moorlands Crescent, Halifax, HX2 8AA

Moorlands Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 71st 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 Moorlands Crescent (HX2 8AA) in the last 12 months was 240.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Illingworth and Mixenden average (162.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 140.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands Crescent (HX2 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Green. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.