Total Crime Rate
157.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roper Gardens area has the 30th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 135th 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 Roper Gardens (HX2 8PL) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roper Gardens (HX2 8PL), 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.
View Crime In Illingworth and Mixenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dodge Holme Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dodge Holme Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodge Holme Gardens | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dodge Holme Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodge Holme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calder Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crag Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dodge Holme Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crag Close | Under investigation |
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