Total Crime Rate

295.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 295.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.9 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Other crime 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Clayton and Fairweather Green , and the 130th 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 Road (BD8 0PB) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 147.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (BD8 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near Springs Meadow. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Millbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eton Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedivere Road —
Apr 2026Public order Springs Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kirkstall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springs Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springs Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlebrook Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Middlebrook Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brindley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brindley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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