Crime Rates at Thornton Old Road, Bradford, BD8 0JS

Thornton Old Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Clayton and Fairweather Green , and the 162nd 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 Thornton Old Road (BD8 0JS) in the last 12 months was 269.1 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% higher than the Clayton and Fairweather Green average (122.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 125.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Old Road (BD8 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shuttleworth Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ings Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.