Total Crime Rate
52.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Durling Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 422nd 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 Durling Drive (BD18 1HT) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Heaton average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durling Drive (BD18 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Royd Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Royd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mires Beck Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Royd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Royd Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | West Royd Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodend Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Royd Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Royd Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Royd Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Royd Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Royd Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Local resolution |
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