Total Crime Rate

315.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 315.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.5 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornton Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 117th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Thornton Road (BD1 2JD) in the last 12 months was 315.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 180.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (BD1 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Water Lane. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stallabrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morpeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michael'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stallabrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stallabrass Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Grattan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodlands Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunbridge Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gracechurch Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Gracechurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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