Total Crime Rate

1709.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

752.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1709.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 752.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 516.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.3 10/10
  • Public order 193.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 139.8 10/10
  • Other theft 129.0 10/10
  • Burglary 86.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.3 10/10
  • Other crime 64.5 10/10
  • Drugs 53.8 10/10
  • Robbery 43.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Otley Road area has the highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Otley Road (BD17 7DE) in the last 12 months was 1709.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1503.5% higher than the Heaton average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 752.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Road (BD17 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Otley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tony Miller Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tony Miller Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tony Miller Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tony Miller Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences View Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft View Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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