Total Crime Rate

193.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.0 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 193.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sandown Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 99th 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 Sandown Avenue (HX2 8DX) in the last 12 months was 193.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Avenue (HX2 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Furness Place, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furness Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cousin Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Cousin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Edge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Forest Green Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Edge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bank Edge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Forest Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cousin Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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