Total Crime Rate

278.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 278.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sedgwick Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Sedgwick Close (BD8 7RE) in the last 12 months was 278.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the City average (387.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 167.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sedgwick Close (BD8 7RE), the main crime hotspot is near Water Lane. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sedgwick Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Water Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jinnah Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gracechurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akam Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eldon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylhet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Baptist Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baptist Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baptist Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Grattan Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgwick Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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