Crime Rates at Otley Road, Shipley, BD18 2PS

Otley Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Otley Road (BD18 2PS) in the last 12 months was 197.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Road (BD18 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.