Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Royd Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 243rd 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 Royd Lane (HX2 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Royd Lane (HX2 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Byland, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sturton Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Illingworth and Mixenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Field Head Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Smith Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemoor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Willows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Byland | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Byland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Byland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Byland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sturton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Byland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keighley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Illingworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastwood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Byland | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skirdon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobblestones Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | East Byland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Byland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Skirdon Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Littlemoor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Byland | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Byland | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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