Total Crime Rate
282.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Works Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 150th 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 New Works Road (BD12 0QP) in the last 12 months was 282.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% higher than the Royds average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Works Road (BD12 0QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wooller Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighouse Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wooller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brighouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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