Total Crime Rate

232.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Fold area has the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Baildon , and the 219th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Fold (BD17 5EL) in the last 12 months was 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 169.1% higher than the Baildon average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Fold (BD17 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Back Threshfield Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ashburn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallcliffe Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hallcliffe —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Straits Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Hallfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirk Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary West Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Threshfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Threshfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Back Threshfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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