Crime Rates at Thornton Road, Bradford, BD1 2DH

Thornton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Road (BD1 2DH) in the last 12 months was 4156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1010.9% higher than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 404 (≈ 2183.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (BD1 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensgate, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivegate (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.