Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Villa Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bingley , and the 386th 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 Villa Road (BD16 4EH) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Bingley average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villa Road (BD16 4EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestthorpe Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foulds' Terrace (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Villa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priestthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Langdale Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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