Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sherwood Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bingley , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Close (BD16 3EL) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Bingley average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwood Close (BD16 3EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knights Way, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southway (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bingley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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