Total Crime Rate

495.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 495.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 326.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashley Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Ashley Lane (BD17 7DB) in the last 12 months was 495.2 per 1,000 residents and was 364.4% higher than the Heaton average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Lane (BD17 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Croft (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Saltaire Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Iver Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Riverside Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hird Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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