Total Crime Rate
408.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longside Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 74th 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 Longside Lane (BD7 1SA) in the last 12 months was 408.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 258.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longside Lane (BD7 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Oulton Terrace. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Martins Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Campus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Campus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Handel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Martins Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oulton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oulton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Back Laisteridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Back Laisteridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oulton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archibald Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Terrace | Under investigation |
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