Crime Rates at Illingworth Avenue, Halifax, HX2 9JF

Illingworth Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 219th 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 Illingworth Avenue (HX2 9JF) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Illingworth Avenue (HX2 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Royd Close, where police recorded 20 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.