Postcode · Sowerby Bridge
Crime in HX6 2BB
How much crime is recorded in HX6 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sowerby Bridge
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
HX6 2BBSowerby Bridge
How safe is HX6 2BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX6 2BB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
HX6 2BBNational
Violence and sexual offences36.023.6
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order4.34.6
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.