Total Crime Rate

361.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 361.8 10/10
  • Other theft 85.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushton Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bradford Moor , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Rushton Avenue (BD3 7BH) in the last 12 months was 361.8 per 1,000 residents and was 214.9% higher than the Bradford Moor average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushton Avenue (BD3 7BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burlington Avenue, where police recorded 202 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeds Old Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rushton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thornbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Evelyn Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randolph Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randolph Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rushton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rushton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rushton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rushton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Evelyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gain Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gain Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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