Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 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 100.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Ashfield Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 250th highest crime rate of 684 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 Ashfield Close (HX3 5PH) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Close (HX3 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Denfield Edge. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Edge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Edge Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Edge Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Edge Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Enderby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denfield Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Enderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Edge Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Edge Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Edge Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Grove Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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