Total Crime Rate
710.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Charles Street (BD17 7BL) in the last 12 months was 710.5 per 1,000 residents and was 530.8% higher than the Heaton average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 315.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Street (BD17 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Ashley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briggate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A6038 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shipley | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Briggate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Briggate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | View Croft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | View Croft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | View Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | View Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A657 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tony Miller Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tony Miller Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tony Miller Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tony Miller Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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