Total Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatley Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 75th 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 Wheatley Road (HX3 5AA) in the last 12 months was 225.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Road (HX3 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Denfield Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Page Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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