Crime Rates at Recreation Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2LT

Recreation Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 685 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 Recreation Road (HX6 2LT) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (HX6 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Fountain Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.