Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Margarets Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 462nd 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 St Margarets Road (BD7 3AE) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (BD7 3AE), 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 St Margarets Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6177 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rothesay Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothesay Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Newburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6177 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery A6177 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A6177 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Turner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roslyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottam Terrace
Apr 2026Other theft Cottam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crossley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Horton Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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