Crime Rates at Wheatley Road, Halifax, HX3 5EJ

Wheatley Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 139th highest crime rate of 685 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 Wheatley Road (HX3 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Road (HX3 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ovenden Way, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ovenden Terrace (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.