Total Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Larch Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Drive (BD6 1DU) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Royds average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larch Drive (BD6 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatton Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Netherlands Square (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherlands Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherlands Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Netherlands Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherlands Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Larch Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Larch Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherlands Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Netherlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hatton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hatton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherlands Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Hill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Larch Hill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherlands Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherlands Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willow Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brentford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Abbs Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherlands Square | Under investigation |
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