Total Crime Rate
191.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencer Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 313th 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 Spencer Road (BD7 2HD) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Road (BD7 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pleasant Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdeen Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellercroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bakes Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Estcourt Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arctic Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spencer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aberdeen Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aberdeen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aberdeen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellercroft Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brandfort Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandfort Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Avenue | — |
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