Postcode · Sowerby Bridge
Crime in HX6 3QS
How much crime is recorded in HX6 3QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
HX6 3QSSowerby Bridge
How safe is HX6 3QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX6 3QS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 3QSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.