Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bradford Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (BD11 2LU) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (BD11 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Tetley Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tetley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Emmet Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turnpike Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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