Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grafton Place area has the 38th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 156th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Place (HX3 5RL) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Place (HX3 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackburn Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ovenden Terrace (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ovenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Royd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Athol Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athol Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blackburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blackburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enderby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ovenden Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Enderby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Enderby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sod House Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sod House Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lawler Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maude Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sod House Green | Under investigation |
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