Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blue Hill area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bingley Rural , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blue Hill (BD13 4JR) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Bingley Rural average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blue Hill (BD13 4JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valley Heights, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Crest Mount (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shelton Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Crest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Crest Mount | Under investigation |
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