Postcode · Halifax
Crime in HX2 7ND
How much crime is recorded in HX2 7ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sowerby Bridge
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,847 (2024)
HX2 7NDHalifax
How safe is HX2 7ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX2 7ND area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
HX2 7NDNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Burglary8.99.1
Other crime4.01.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.