Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southmere Crescent area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Horton , and the 653rd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southmere Crescent (BD7 3NP) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Great Horton average (129.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmere Crescent (BD7 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belton Close, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southmere Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southmere Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Other theft Belton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Street Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Southmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmere Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Green Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Melrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Melrose Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Suddard'S Fold Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Belton Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Perseverance Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Street Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Drugs Halstead Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other theft Rudd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartle Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartle Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Bartle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Belton Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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