Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Royd Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 571st 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 West Royd Road (BD18 2PG) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Royd Road (BD18 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Royd Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Busy Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Royd Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodend Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Royd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Royd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Royd Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Royd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Royd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Royd Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Royd Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Royd Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Royd Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mires Beck Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daleside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Royd Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Royd Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Royd Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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