Total Crime Rate
81.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rydal Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Baildon , and the 708th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rydal Avenue (BD17 5SD) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rydal Avenue (BD17 5SD), the main crime hotspot is near Glenwood Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shipley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Glenwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Higher Coach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Coach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Coach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hirst Mill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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