Crime Rates at Otley Road, Shipley, BD17 7DS

Otley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 18th 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 7DS) in the last 12 months was 789.7 per 1,000 residents and was 640.7% 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 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 405.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Road (BD17 7DS), 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.