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Crime in HX2 9QQ
How much crime is recorded in HX2 9QQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Illingworth & Ogden
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,305 (2024)
How safe is HX2 9QQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 9QQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 9QQNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft6.44.5
Public order6.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime2.21.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.