Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.5 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canterbury Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 576th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Avenue (BD5 9JX) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Avenue (BD5 9JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nene Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Other theft Farside Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawes Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dawnay Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitton Street
Apr 2026Public order Mitton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farside Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nene Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Independent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newforth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farside Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marten Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Farside Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farside Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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