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Crime in HX2 9NH
How much crime is recorded in HX2 9NH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Illingworth & Ogden
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,727 (2024)
How safe is HX2 9NH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 9NH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9NHNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Burglary8.49.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Public order5.64.6
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.