Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Poplar Drive area has the 34th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 512th 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 Poplar Drive (BD18 2HL) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Drive (BD18 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollin Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Festival Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Hollin Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hollin Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollin Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollin Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Festival Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Festival Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gray Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Avenue Under investigation
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 Stubbing Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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