Crime Rates at Oswaldthorpe Avenue, Bradford, BD3 7HB

Oswaldthorpe Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bradford Moor , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oswaldthorpe Avenue (BD3 7HB) in the last 12 months was 627.4 per 1,000 residents and was 446.0% higher than the Bradford Moor average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswaldthorpe Avenue (BD3 7HB), 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.