Total Crime Rate
327.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
216.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southcliffe Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Baildon , and the 103rd 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 Southcliffe Drive (BD17 5QN) in the last 12 months was 327.6 per 1,000 residents and was 299.0% 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 216.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southcliffe Drive (BD17 5QN), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bertram Drive | — |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Reins Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reins Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Central Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Denby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knoll Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Public order | Firth Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Firth Wood Avenue | 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 | Public order | Knoll Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hird Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hird Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Lane West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hird Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Glenaire Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Glenaire Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairview Court | Under investigation |
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