Total Crime Rate

218.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Cross Banks area has the 17th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Banks (BD18 3RW) in the last 12 months was 218.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Banks (BD18 3RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Banks area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6038 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6038 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6038 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6038 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipley
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briggate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Drugs Selborne Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birklands Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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