Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitegate Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitegate Road (HX3 9AW) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Road (HX3 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Westbourne Terrace. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitegate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Longbottom Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitegate Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longbottom Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siddal Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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