Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottingley Wood area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bingley Rural , and the 745th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Cottingley Wood (BD16 1NG) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher than the Bingley Rural average (78.7 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingley Wood (BD16 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Airedale Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hope Hill View (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cottingley Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northfield Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ghyll Wood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ghyll Wood Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Northfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottingley Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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