Total Crime Rate

460.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 460.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 230.9 10/10
  • Public order 43.7 10/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Other crime 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wigan Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 56th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wigan Street (BD1 2HX) in the last 12 months was 460.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher 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 169 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 Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 284.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wigan Street (BD1 2HX), the main crime hotspot is near Water Lane. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wigan Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gracechurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norcroft Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norcroft Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akam Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hallfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grattan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Water Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tumbling Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunbridge Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunbridge Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Grattan Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsbridge Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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