Total Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vale Lane Top area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Worth Valley , and the 154th 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 Vale Lane Top (BD22 9ER) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale Lane Top (BD22 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fellwood Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley View Gardens (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 | Jacobs Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shuttle Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drysdale Way | Under investigation |
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