Total Crime Rate

129.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Field Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 179th 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 Field Close (HX3 5LS) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Close (HX3 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ovenden Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ovenden Terrace (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Field Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ovenden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ovenden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bracewell Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ovenden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ovenden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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