Crime Rates at Castle Road, Shipley, BD18 3BU

Castle Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (BD18 3BU) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (BD18 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Croft, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.