Total Crime Rate

318.0 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 318.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Akam Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Akam Road (BD1 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 318.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 177.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Akam Road (BD1 2LJ), 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 Akam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylhet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hallfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baptist Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baptist Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Baptist Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akam Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gracechurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spink Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greenaire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sylhet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silsbridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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