Total Crime Rate

349.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 349.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 42.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oswaldthorpe Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bradford Moor , and the 86th 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 Oswaldthorpe Avenue (BD3 7HB) in the last 12 months was 349.1 per 1,000 residents and was 226.9% higher than the Bradford Moor average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswaldthorpe Avenue (BD3 7HB), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Old Road. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oswaldthorpe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorthorpe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Morley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorgarth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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