Crime Rates at Vegal Crescent, Halifax, HX3 5NX

Vegal Crescent area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 258th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vegal Crescent (HX3 5NX) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vegal Crescent (HX3 5NX), the main crime hotspot is near Denfield Edge. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.