Postcode · Sowerby Bridge
Crime in HX6 3NS
How much crime is recorded in HX6 3NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sowerby & Luddendenfoot
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,635 (2024)
HX6 3NSSowerby Bridge
How safe is HX6 3NS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX6 3NS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 3NSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.