Total Crime Rate

4378.4 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 4378.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1718.9 10/10
  • Drugs 556.8 10/10
  • Public order 535.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 335.1 10/10
  • Other theft 227.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.6 10/10
  • Robbery 183.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 167.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 156.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 86.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 86.5 10/10
  • Burglary 75.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.0 10/10
  • Other crime 27.0 10/10
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

Westgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 2nd 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 Westgate (BD1 2RD) in the last 12 months was 4378.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1028.6% 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 318 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -44.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 194.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 467 (≈ 2524.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (BD1 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 217 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 Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/138)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baptist Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Baptist Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vincent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Sep 2025Public order Soho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Soho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tetley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street 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 2025Drugs Southgate Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grattan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eldon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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