Total Crime Rate

122.6 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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

May Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bingley Rural , and the 569th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around May Avenue (BD13 3BU) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% higher than the Bingley Rural average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Avenue (BD13 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sapgate Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Cliffe Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in May Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Coach Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Green Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coach Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bronte Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sapgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bronte Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bronte Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bronte Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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