Total Crime Rate
215.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Baildon , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Grove (BD17 5EN) in the last 12 months was 215.5 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% higher than the Baildon average (82.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Grove (BD17 5EN), the main crime hotspot is near Back Threshfield Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baildon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Back Threshfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hallfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Straits | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Straits | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Back Threshfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallcliffe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrose View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | East Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | East Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | East Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate | Under investigation |
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