Total Crime Rate

188.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Powell Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powell Road (BD18 1BD) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Road (BD18 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Greenfield Rise. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Powell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollin Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Rise —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crimshaw Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Powell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Sep 2025Public order Oswin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Festival Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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