Total Crime Rate
350.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cliffe Lane South area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Baildon , and the 85th 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 Cliffe Lane South (BD17 5LB) in the last 12 months was 350.7 per 1,000 residents and was 327.2% higher than the Baildon average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 129.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cliffe Lane South (BD17 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near Firth Wood Avenue. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 44 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 | Public order | Firth Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Firth Wood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Holme | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dockfield Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dockfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richard Whiteley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Holme | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Lane South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Glenaire Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Glenaire Court | — |
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