Total Crime Rate
126.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hambleton Drive area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 180th 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 Hambleton Drive (HX2 8TA) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hambleton Drive (HX2 8TA), 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.
View Crime In Illingworth and Mixenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Balkram Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambleton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambleton Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Balkram Edge | Under investigation |
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