Postcode · Sowerby Bridge
Crime in HX6 4LS
How much crime is recorded in HX6 4LS, 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
- 1,452 (2024)
HX6 4LSSowerby Bridge
How safe is HX6 4LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HX6 4LS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 4LSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.04.6
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.