Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 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 130.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Seldon Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 507th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seldon Street (BD5 9HH) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Little Horton average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seldon Street (BD5 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seldon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Clover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Halton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rufus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kettlewell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kettlewell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlewell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tamar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tamar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arum Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hudson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwell Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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