Total Crime Rate
208.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abb Scott Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 267th 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 Abb Scott Lane (BD12 0TR) in the last 12 months was 208.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% higher than the Royds average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abb Scott Lane (BD12 0TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delf Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Acaster Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorside Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delf Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delf Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delf Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delf Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delf Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Mark'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edward Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cheviot Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shaw Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Way | — |
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