Total Crime Rate

263.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 263.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.2 10/10
  • Other theft 55.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Longside Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longside Lane (BD7 1SA) in the last 12 months was 263.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% 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 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longside Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oulton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oulton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oulton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oulton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oulton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oulton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oulton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oulton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Oulton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oulton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shearbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morpeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rothesay Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothesay Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oulton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sir Isaac Holden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back Laisteridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Laisteridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Drugs Campus Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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