Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lee Mount Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 308th 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 Lee Mount Road (HX3 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Mount Road (HX3 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Crescent. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ovenden

Crime Over Time in Lee Mount Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastwood Street Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑