Crime Rates at Oakwood Gardens, Halifax, HX2 8JF

Oakwood Gardens area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Gardens (HX2 8JF) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Gardens (HX2 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.