Crime Rates at Sovereign Square, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, HD6 4DD

Sovereign Square area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Brighouse , and the 198th 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 Sovereign Square (HD6 4DD) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Brighouse average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Square (HD6 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tufters Fold, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devon Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.