Total Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Gardens area has the 29th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 324th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Gardens (HX2 7NW) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% higher than the Greetland and Stainland average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Gardens (HX2 7NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crow Wood Park, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sowerby Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dam Head Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Willow Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Willow Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crow Wood Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Bolton Brow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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