Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 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 140.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • 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
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

Meadway area has the 37th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 463rd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadway (BD6 2SR) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Royds average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway (BD6 2SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleece Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Munton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eskine Parade
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eskine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ullswater Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ullswater Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ullswater Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosechapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galefield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eskine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutwood Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nature Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torridon Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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