Crime Rates at Myrtle Terrace, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2LS

Myrtle Terrace area has the 25th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 314th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Terrace (HX6 2LS) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Terrace (HX6 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Nook, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Fountain Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.