Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Welwyn Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 555th 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 Welwyn Avenue (BD18 1LL) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welwyn Avenue (BD18 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welwyn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrosecliffe Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Spring Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumpton Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumpton Gardens —
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Data Sources

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