Crime Rates at Nursery Lane, Halifax, HX3 5SW

Nursery Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 127th 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 Nursery Lane (HX3 5SW) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Lane (HX3 5SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denfield Edge (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.