Crime Rates at Thornton Road, Bradford, BD1 2DX

Thornton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 148th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Road (BD1 2DX) in the last 12 months was 283.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the City average (387.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 191.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (BD1 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 217 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lane (122 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.