Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 9LY
How much crime is recorded in HX2 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mixenden
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,792 (2024)
HX2 9LYHalifax
How safe is HX2 9LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 9LY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences41.623.6
Burglary14.69.1
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Criminal damage and arson12.94.7
Other crime6.71.5
Other theft6.54.5
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Public order5.54.6
Drugs3.82.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.