Total Crime Rate

414.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 414.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.8 10/10
  • Other theft 74.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Robbery 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Preston Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 71st 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 Preston Street (BD7 1LU) in the last 12 months was 414.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the City average (387.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 185.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Street (BD7 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near City Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In City

Crime Over Time in Preston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Back White Abbey Road Sw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Handel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back White Abbey Road Sw Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stallabrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Denby Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson City Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bilton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back White Abbey Road Sw —
Sep 2025Drugs Back White Abbey Road Sw Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Back White Abbey Road Sw Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Back White Abbey Road Sw Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bilton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jowett Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bilton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jowett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Menstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Menstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spink Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Oakwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bilton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sugden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sugden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 28 of 28

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.

↑