Postcode · Sowerby Bridge
Crime in HX6 2NT
How much crime is recorded in HX6 2NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sowerby Bridge
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
HX6 2NTSowerby Bridge
How safe is HX6 2NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX6 2NT area, 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
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 2NTNational
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Public order7.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.