Total Crime Rate

1187.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1187.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 427.1 10/10
  • Public order 197.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 130.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.7 8/10
  • Other theft 52.1 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 10th 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 Central Avenue (BD18 3RN) in the last 12 months was 1187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 954.2% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 645.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (BD18 3RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 136 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.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Ashley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A6038 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bank
Sep 2025Public order Sunny Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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