Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Short Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 697th highest 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 Short Close (BD12 8DU) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Close (BD12 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Milner Ing. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Short Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Coppies Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Lands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Hall Ing Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruffield Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Side Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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