Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.6 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 236.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • 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

Dudley Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 69th 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 Dudley Crescent (HX2 8LD) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 177.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Crescent (HX2 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calder Close, where police recorded 47 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 Dudley Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodge Holme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dodge Holme Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodge Holme Gardens Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solstice Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crag Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Solstice Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodge Holme Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodge Holme Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broomhead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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