Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wentworth Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wentworth Drive (HX2 9QL) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wentworth Drive (HX2 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near School Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Illingworth and Mixenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewit Hall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewit Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lindrick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | School Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tewit Hall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley Grove | Under investigation |
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