Total Crime Rate
100.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southmere Oval area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Horton , and the 713th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Oval (BD7 4HS) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Great Horton average (132.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southmere Oval (BD7 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near Southmere Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Horton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cragg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Haycliffe Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmere Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmere Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmere Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmere Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cragg Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmere Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Southmere Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Esmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Collins Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pannal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pannal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poplar Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moore View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southmere Avenue | Under investigation |
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