Total Crime Rate

627.4 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 627.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 299.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.8 10/10
  • Other theft 54.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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

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 7HQ) 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 7HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Burlington Avenue. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 25 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 (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gain Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foston Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gain Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oswaldthorpe Avenue —
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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moorgarth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorgarth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorgarth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorgarth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorgarth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorgarth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Moorgarth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Addison Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
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Data Sources

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