Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornton Old Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Clayton and Fairweather Green , and the 573rd 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 Thornton Old Road (BD8 0HU) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Clayton and Fairweather Green average (117.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Old Road (BD8 0HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossley Hall Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintern Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaventhorpe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlebrook Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jesse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlebrook Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tintern Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackburn Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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