Total Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longfield Park area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longfield Park (HX6 2TE) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longfield Park (HX6 2TE), the main crime hotspot is near Steps Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sowerby Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steps Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steps Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steps Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lord Street | Under investigation |
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