Total Crime Rate

158.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 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 158.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Otley Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 381st 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 Otley Road (BD18 2PT) in the last 12 months was 158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Road (BD18 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Otley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birklands Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Selborne Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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