Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Merchants Court area has the 19th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bingley , and the 765th 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 Merchants Court (BD16 1DL) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Bingley average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchants Court (BD16 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Olive Terrace, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Unity Street South (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merchants Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Olive Terrace Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merchants Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ferncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mitchell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southlands Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Olive Terrace Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mitchell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Back Mitchell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Unity Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary York Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merchants Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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