Total Crime Rate

769.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 769.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 656.6 10/10
  • Public order 56.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Wyke Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 21st 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 Lower Wyke Lane (BD12 9AL) in the last 12 months was 769.8 per 1,000 residents and was 451.5% 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 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 713.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Wyke Lane (BD12 9AL), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Wyke Green. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 180 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Wyke Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Wyke Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wyke Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Top Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axminster Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Huddersfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Huddersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Co-Operative Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Co-Operative Buildings —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huddersfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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