Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Towngate area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 619th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Towngate (BD18 1JG) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towngate (BD18 1JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Low Ash Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Childs Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Towngate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Towngate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrose Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrose View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Ash Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Ash Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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