Total Crime Rate

283.3 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 283.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

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 2NS) 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 2NS), 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 Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Soho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Greenaire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greenaire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Southgate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Southgate —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Southgate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vincent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Soho Street 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
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tetley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Southgate Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grattan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drewton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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