Total Crime Rate

789.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

405.9 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 789.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 405.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 293.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.9 10/10
  • Public order 95.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.9 10/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Owlet Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 18th 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 Owlet Road (BD18 2LT) in the last 12 months was 789.7 per 1,000 residents and was 640.7% 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 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 405.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owlet Road (BD18 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Carnegie Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Owlet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipley —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Annie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briggate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tony Miller Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6149 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carnegie Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kitson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Back Crag Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fair Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tony Miller Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tony Miller Approach —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marion Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tony Miller Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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