Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Owlet Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 627th lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 Owlet Road (BD18 2EN) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Heaton average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owlet Road (BD18 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holdsworth Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Mount (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Owlet Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rochester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rochester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hollin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hollin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Mount
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollin Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbing Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fair Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holdsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fair Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Annie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbing Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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