Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sykes Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Craven , and the 470th 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 Sykes Lane (BD20 0ED) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 136.6% higher than the Craven average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 466.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 500.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sykes Lane (BD20 0ED), the main crime hotspot is near Sykes Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sykes Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwal Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sykes Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nicolsons Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Field Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicolsons Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sykes Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sykes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Harwal Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary South View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Place —
Sep 2025Other crime St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Banks —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tufton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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