Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Matthews Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 693rd 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 St Matthews Road (BD5 9AB) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Little Horton average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (BD5 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovesdale Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rathmell Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Matthews Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draughton Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hastings Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Dovesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dovesdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiddles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elm Tree Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draughton Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Tree Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Bottom Fold —
Sep 2025Burglary Wisbey Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Truncliffe Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Bottom Fold —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truncliffe Under investigation
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Data Sources

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