Total Crime Rate
116.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ambler Grove area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 208th 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 Ambler Grove (HX2 9TR) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ambler Grove (HX2 9TR), 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 | Whitehill Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambler Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moor Bottom Road | 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 | Moor Bottom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley Grove | Under investigation |
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