Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.4 9/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hirst Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Baildon , and the 445th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Hirst Lane (BD18 4ND) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% higher than the Baildon average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hirst Lane (BD18 4ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hirst Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dallam Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Herbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Katherine Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glenview Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dallam Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hirst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hirst Lane —

Data Sources

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