Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Friendly Fold Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 219th 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 Friendly Fold Road (HX3 5QF) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friendly Fold Road (HX3 5QF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Friendly Fold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eastwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ovenden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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