Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 8PL
How much crime is recorded in HX2 8PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mixenden
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,126 (2024)
HX2 8PLHalifax
How safe is HX2 8PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 82.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 8PL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
82.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
158
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HX2 8PLNational
Violence and sexual offences66.923.6
Anti-social behaviour27.510.7
Criminal damage and arson15.04.7
Other theft14.44.5
Burglary10.09.1
Public order8.44.6
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Drugs4.92.4
Other crime3.71.5
Robbery2.71.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.