Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northampton Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 472nd lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Northampton Street (BD3 0HS) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (147.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northampton Street (BD3 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welham Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ariba Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ariba Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ariba Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanacre Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Augustine'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welham Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Airedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Airedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsmouth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Portsmouth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ariba Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Airedale Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sprinkwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sycamore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sprinkwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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