Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 165.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chestnut Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Baildon , and the 357th 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 Chestnut Gardens (BD17 5ER) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -2.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Gardens (BD17 5ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Way, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenwood Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glenwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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