Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 147.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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

Smiddles Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 431st highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Smiddles Lane (BD5 9NT) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smiddles Lane (BD5 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scholes Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delamere Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smiddles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Bottom Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovesdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovesdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smiddles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draughton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Bottom Fold —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Draughton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rathmell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rathmell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathmell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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