Total Crime Rate

841.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.6 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 841.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 392.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.8 10/10
  • Other theft 41.9 10/10
  • Public order 41.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cousin Lane area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 7th highest crime rate of 684 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 Cousin Lane (HX2 8EB) in the last 12 months was 841.3 per 1,000 residents and was 451.6% 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 Shoplifting with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 8.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 203.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cousin Lane (HX2 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cousin Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bank Edge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cousin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cousin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cousin Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Edge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Place —
Apr 2026Public order Broomhead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keighley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Keighley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Edge Road Awaiting court outcome
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 View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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