Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.7 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • 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

Nursery Grove area has the 29th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Illingworth and Mixenden , and the 131st highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Grove (HX3 5SY) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Grove (HX3 5SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Croft (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lawler Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Enderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Enderby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Club Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moffatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moffatt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moffatt Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grove Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Forest Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forest Green Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pippin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pippin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bairstowes Buildings Under investigation

Data Sources

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