Crime Rates at Yates Flat, Shipley, BD18 1BL

Yates Flat area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 637th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yates Flat (BD18 1BL) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yates Flat (BD18 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorne Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.