Crime Rates at Otley Road, Shipley, BD18 2BL

Otley Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Otley Road (BD18 2BL) in the last 12 months was 218.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.3% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Road (BD18 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.