Total Crime Rate
457.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Town Gate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 58th 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 Town Gate (BD12 9JB) in the last 12 months was 457.5 per 1,000 residents and was 227.7% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 280.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Town Gate (BD12 9JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wainman Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakenshaw Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Green Fold | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanson Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hind Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hind Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mary'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainman Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremount | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Town Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakenshaw Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakenshaw Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aysgarth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Worthing Head Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainman Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mary'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilkinson Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainman Street | Under investigation |
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