Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 8SZ
How much crime is recorded in HX2 8SZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mixenden
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,251 (2024)
HX2 8SZHalifax
How safe is HX2 8SZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 100.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 8SZ 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
100.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
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 8SZNational
Violence and sexual offences91.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Criminal damage and arson16.84.7
Burglary14.49.1
Public order11.74.6
Other crime7.41.5
Drugs6.62.4
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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100
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200
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.