Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rugby Terrace area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rugby Terrace (HX3 5SR) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rugby Terrace (HX3 5SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sod House Green (24 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 | Sod House Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ovenden Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athol Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blackburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashfield Drive | — |
| 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 | Ovenden Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ovenden Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lawler Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ovenden Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Denfield Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denfield Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Royd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sod House Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Athol Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sod House Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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