Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norwood Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 261st 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 Norwood Avenue (BD18 2AT) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norwood Avenue (BD18 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Alton Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shipley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Valley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A6037 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carmona Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carmona Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clifton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Selborne Terrace | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A6037 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Argyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wharncliffe Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A6037 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Marion Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briggate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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