Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leeds Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (BB9 8EH) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Bradley average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leeds Road (BB9 8EH), the main crime hotspot is near Belgrave Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edgar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vulcan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Perth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Perth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leeds Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vulcan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vulcan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colbran Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belgrave Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Raven Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belle Vue Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elder Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grafton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alpha Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Belgrave Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belgrave Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Street | Offender given a caution |
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