Total Crime Rate

243.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.0 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 243.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Melbourne Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bradford Moor , and the 198th 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 Melbourne Grove (BD3 8JT) in the last 12 months was 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 128.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Grove (BD3 8JT), 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 Melbourne Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Thornbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rushton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rushton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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