Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cottam Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottam Avenue (BD7 2BT) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottam Avenue (BD7 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Willowfield Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottam Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horton Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sir Isaac Holden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sir Isaac Holden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhead Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cottam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottam Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roslyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gillroyd Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillroyd Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arncliffe Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillroyd Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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