Total Crime Rate
124.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southfield Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 557th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Southfield Lane (BD5 9HQ) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southfield Lane (BD5 9HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kettlewell Drive (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Little Horton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crossley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rufus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Floyd Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Copley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Copley Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lemon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lemon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clover Street | Under investigation |
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