Crime Rates at Oldham Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 4EB

Oldham Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Greetland and Stainland , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 684 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 Oldham Road (HX6 4EB) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldham Road (HX6 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spinners Hollow, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.