Crime Rates at Ash Tree Road, Halifax, HX2 8RT

Ash Tree Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 57th 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 Ash Tree Road (HX2 8RT) in the last 12 months was 283.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Tree Road (HX2 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clough Bank, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanningley Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.