Total Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canal Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bingley , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Canal Road (BD20 5AP) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Bingley average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canal Road (BD20 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canal Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kinara Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Applegarth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bar Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arnside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athol Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Riddlesden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kinara Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grange Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinara Close | Under investigation |
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