Crime Rate in Sowerby Bridge, ward

Sowerby Bridge has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Calderdale district and the 3436th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 161st lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sowerby Bridge in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Calderdale district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sowerby Bridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 458 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 91.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 563 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sowerby Bridge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.