Total Crime Rate

256.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.2 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 256.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hambleton Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 63rd 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 Hambleton Crescent (HX2 8SR) in the last 12 months was 256.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hambleton Crescent (HX2 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Hambleton Crescent. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hambleton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambleton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Lees Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Lees Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Lees Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Balkram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambleton Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brow Bottom Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Lees Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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