Crime Rates at Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2SH

This area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (HX6 2SH) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode HX6 2SH, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derby Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.