Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.6 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 191.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 138.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lilac Grove area has the 20th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lilac Grove (BD18 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 138.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Grove (BD18 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorne Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyncroft Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrose View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyncroft Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyncroft Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lang Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lang Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaisby Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaisby Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornhill Drive 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Laurence'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Laurence'S Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Festival Avenue

Data Sources

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