Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watkinson Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 236th 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 Watkinson Road (HX2 9DA) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watkinson Road (HX2 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Moorside Gardens. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watkinson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley Terrace South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Blackmires Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maude Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackmires Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkinson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackmires Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blackmires Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oakwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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