Total Crime Rate
57.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Worth Valley , and the 475th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (BD22 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Worth Valley average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Street (BD22 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butt Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Earl Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worth Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Overdale Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Old Hall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penistone Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinners Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacky Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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