Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Richardson Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 484th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Richardson Avenue (BD6 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richardson Avenue (BD6 1HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Priestley Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Little Horton

Crime Over Time in Richardson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crawford Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakroyd Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharp Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharp Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Donald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Littlewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crawford Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakroyd Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wickham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Priestley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft House Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdown Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Gardens β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.