Total Crime Rate
270.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
146.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Robert Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 61st highest crime rate of 684 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 Robert Street (HX3 5PR) in the last 12 months was 270.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robert Street (HX3 5PR), the main crime hotspot is near Ovenden Terrace. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ovenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | East Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ovenden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rushworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Earl Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buxton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ovenden Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastwood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Robert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Melrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodville Street | — |
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