Crime Rates at Smithy Hill, Bradford, BD6 1JX

Smithy Hill area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 435th 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 Smithy Hill (BD6 1JX) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Hill (BD6 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priestley Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.