Crime Rates at Vegal Crescent, Halifax, HX3 5PA

Vegal Crescent area has the 26th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 113th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vegal Crescent (HX3 5PA) in the last 12 months was 186.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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