Total Crime Rate
93.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moorthorpe Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bradford Moor , and the 755th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moorthorpe Avenue (BD3 7LH) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Bradford Moor average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorthorpe Avenue (BD3 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near Moorlands Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradford Moor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Addison Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorthorpe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Moorthorpe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorgarth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Moorgarth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grenfell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grenfell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorgarth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moorgarth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moorgarth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorgarth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bayswater Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorgarth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Second Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Japonica Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highthorne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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