Total Crime Rate

166.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 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 166.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Benn Crescent area has the 26th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Clayton and Fairweather Green , and the 354th 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 Benn Crescent (BD7 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Clayton and Fairweather Green average (122.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benn Crescent (BD7 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clayton Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birks Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bradford

Crime Over Time in Benn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beckside Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lidget Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Wilfrid'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholemoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lidget Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hollingwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hollingwood Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑