Total Crime Rate

384.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 384.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.0 10/10
  • Other theft 49.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Paternoster Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Horton , and the 71st highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Paternoster Lane (BD7 3LN) in the last 12 months was 384.2 per 1,000 residents and was 193.7% higher than the Great Horton average (130.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 179.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paternoster Lane (BD7 3LN), the main crime hotspot is near Southmere Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paternoster Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ramsden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bartle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bartle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingswood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arctic Parade Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Arctic Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Horton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Watmough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daisy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cousen Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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