Total Crime Rate

351.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 351.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.6 8/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sowerby New Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 37th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sowerby New Road (HX6 1DY) in the last 12 months was 351.7 per 1,000 residents and was 481.6% higher than the Greetland and Stainland average (60.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 157.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sowerby New Road (HX6 1DY), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sowerby New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Syke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langdales —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Jerry Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Jerry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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