Total Crime Rate

205.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 205.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Brighouse Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 276th 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 Brighouse Road (BD12 0QL) in the last 12 months was 205.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% higher than the Royds average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighouse Road (BD12 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Besha Grove. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighouse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wooller Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wooller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besha Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besha Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Besha Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Besha Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Besha Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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