Total Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Close 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 Priory Close (BD16 4HU) 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 Priory Close (BD16 4HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mornington Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyndon Terrace (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bingley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crownest Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Priestthorpe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Priestthorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Priestthorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mornington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Bank Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Langdale Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
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