Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Oval area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bingley , and the 283rd lowest 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 The Oval (BD16 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Bingley average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Oval (BD16 4RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Mews. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bingley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosley View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spring Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crosley View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferndene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ferndene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kent Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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