Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterside area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Worth Valley , and the 695th 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 Waterside (BD22 9HW) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher than the Worth Valley average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (BD22 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Street. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waterside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowertown —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jew Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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