Crime Rates at Poplar Road, Bradford, BD7 4JB

Poplar Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Horton , and the 553rd lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 Poplar Road (BD7 4JB) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (BD7 4JB), 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.