Crime Rates at Sharp Street, Bradford, BD6 1LY

Sharp Street 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 Sharp Street (BD6 1LY) 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 Sharp Street (BD6 1LY), 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.