Crime Rates at Western Way, Buttershaw, Bradford, BD6 2UB

Western Way area has the 40th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Royds , and the 517th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Way (BD6 2UB) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Royds average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Way (BD6 2UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rainbow Mews, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgebank Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.