Total Crime Rate
197.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bradford 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 Bradford Road (BD18 3DA) 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 Bradford Road (BD18 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Alton Grove. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sunny Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunny Bank | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selborne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Wood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springswood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springswood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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