Total Crime Rate
90.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridgewood Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Baildon , and the 776th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgewood Close (BD17 6HL) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Baildon average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridgewood Close (BD17 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoyle Court Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baildon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantation Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plantation Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Green Acre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hoyle Court Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hoyle Court Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoyle Court Avenue | Under investigation |
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