Postcode · Sowerby Bridge
Crime in HX6 2LB
How much crime is recorded in HX6 2LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sowerby Bridge
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
HX6 2LBSowerby Bridge
How safe is HX6 2LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX6 2LB 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
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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 2LBNational
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Anti-social behaviour21.410.7
Burglary19.99.1
Shoplifting14.58.4
Public order10.64.6
Other theft9.64.5
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other crime5.61.5
Drugs5.32.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.