Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Spencer Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Clayton and Fairweather Green , and the 610th 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 Spencer Road (BD7 2NL) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Road (BD7 2NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clayton Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Necropolis Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholemoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Necropolis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Necropolis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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