Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.6 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 117.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • 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
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Wheatley Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 202nd 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 Wheatley Lane (HX3 5HN) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Lane (HX3 5HN), 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 Wheatley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Street —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rushworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ovenden Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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