Crime Rates at Church Close, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1HA

Church Close area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Luddendenfoot , and the 17th highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Close (HX6 1HA) in the last 12 months was 493.4 per 1,000 residents and was 602.9% higher than the Luddendenfoot average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 106.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 229.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (HX6 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.