Crime Rates at Whitehill Drive, Halifax, HX2 9DW

Whitehill Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 37th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehill Drive (HX2 9DW) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 118.5% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 205.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehill Drive (HX2 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alder Grove (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.