Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lee Mount Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 142nd 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 Lee Mount Road (HX3 5EB) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Mount Road (HX3 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buxton Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lee Mount Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bracewell Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastwood Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Matlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ovenden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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