Total Crime Rate
166.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Athol Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bingley , and the 353rd 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 Athol Street (BD21 4EW) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Athol Street (BD21 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aireworth Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bar Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athol Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grange Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arnside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Riddlesden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinara Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kinara Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kinara Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garforth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aireworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pool Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
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