Total Crime Rate
87.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Illingworth Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 288th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Illingworth Avenue (HX2 9RT) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Illingworth Avenue (HX2 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Lindrick Grove. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 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 | Other crime | Alpine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Illingworth Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Illingworth Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lindrick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sturton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Moor Smith Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Illingworth Drive | Under investigation |
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