Total Crime Rate

206.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 206.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Burglary 42.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Sowerby Croft Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 89th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Sowerby Croft Road (HX6 3QA) in the last 12 months was 206.0 per 1,000 residents and was 261.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Sowerby Croft Road (HX6 3QA), the main crime hotspot is near Back West Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Sowerby Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Head Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Scar Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Clyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hob Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Scar Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Scar Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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