Crime Rates at Furness Drive, Halifax, HX2 8LX

Furness Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 127th highest crime rate of 685 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 Furness Drive (HX2 8LX) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furness Drive (HX2 8LX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.