Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Cliff area has the 40th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Baildon , and the 645th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Cliff (BD17 5TR) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Baildon average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Cliff (BD17 5TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bertram Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Cliff area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerfield Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Garth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Garth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Garth Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Bertram Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bertram Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bertram Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bertram Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Birch Cliff Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Lane —
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Data Sources

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