Total Crime Rate

167.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Baildon , and the 385th highest 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 Central Avenue (BD17 7NS) in the last 12 months was 167.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (BD17 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Firth Wood Avenue. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Lane West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firth Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Firth Wood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Firth Wood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southcliffe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Firth Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firth Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firth Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Garth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Garth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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