Total Crime Rate

245.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 245.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Other crime 53.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Cliffe area has the 17th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 70th highest crime rate of 685 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 South Cliffe (HX2 9UW) in the last 12 months was 245.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Illingworth and Mixenden average (162.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Cliffe (HX2 9UW), the main crime hotspot is near Heathy Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Illingworth and Mixenden

Crime Over Time in South Cliffe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Burton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Blackmires Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackmires Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackmires Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Blackmires Under investigation
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Data Sources

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