Total Crime Rate

471.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

297.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 471.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 297.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.9 10/10
  • Public order 58.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Other crime 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • 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
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

Valley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 49th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (BD18 2DB) in the last 12 months was 471.0 per 1,000 residents and was 341.8% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 297.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (BD18 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Holdsworth Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6037 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holdsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holdsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holdsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holdsworth Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Fields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6037 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6037 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Valley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midland Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallbank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wharncliffe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmona Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carmona Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stubbing Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Annie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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