Total Crime Rate
323.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paris Gates area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paris Gates (HX3 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 323.7 per 1,000 residents and was 383.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paris Gates (HX3 9EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Boys Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whitegate Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddal Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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