Crime Rates at Birch Grove, Bradford, BD5 8HU

Birch Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Birch Grove (BD5 8HU) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher than the Little Horton average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -49.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (BD5 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hopbine Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.