Crime Rates at Gordon Street, Boothtown, Halifax, HX3 6NU

Gordon Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 137th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Street (HX3 6NU) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.0% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Street (HX3 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Crescent. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.