Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 665th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Close (BD12 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Close (BD12 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near High Fernley Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Fernley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Fernley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Coppies Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Fernley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Lands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Courts Leet Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Hall Ing Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wavertree Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Side Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Perseverance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Fernley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruffield Side Under investigation
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Data Sources

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