Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • 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

Royd 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

Crime Over Time in Royd Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Field Head Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Smith Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemoor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Willows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Byland
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keighley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Byland
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skirdon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobblestones Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime East Byland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Byland Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skirdon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Littlemoor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Byland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Byland Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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