Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 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 130.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merton Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 503rd highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Merton Road (BD7 1RE) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (BD7 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back Laisteridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sherborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Laisteridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Laisteridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Laisteridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashgrove (West) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Claremont Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Claremont Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laisteridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dirkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Claremont Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pemberton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashgrove (West) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashgrove (West) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Claremont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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