Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Willows area has the 39th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 168th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Willows (HX2 9DH) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (HX2 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Grove. Police recorded 53 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 The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illingworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime East Byland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moss Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Byland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eastwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keighley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Byland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Willows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Byland —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Littlemoor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Smith Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobblestones Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Byland —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skirdon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skirdon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Byland Under investigation
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Data Sources

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