Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hirst Wood Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Baildon , and the 759th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hirst Wood Road (BD18 4BS) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Baildon average (82.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hirst Wood Road (BD18 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hirst Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Mews (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hirst Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirst Mill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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