Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hilton Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 482nd 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 Hilton Avenue (BD18 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Heaton average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilton Avenue (BD18 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Midland Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alton Grove (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aireville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carmona Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Keighley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keighley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keighley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briery Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wharncliffe Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Briery Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aireville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carmona Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Valley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Midland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aireville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shipley Fields Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wallbank Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aireville Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kay Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A6037 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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