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

Bradford 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 Bradford Road (BD18 3TB) 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 Bradford Road (BD18 3TB), the main crime hotspot is near Alton Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Carmona Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ashfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmona Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Selborne Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmer Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birklands Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilmer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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