Total Crime Rate

338.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.6 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 338.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

White Abbey Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 97th 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 White Abbey Road (BD8 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 338.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 194.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Abbey Road (BD8 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Water Lane. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in White Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stallabrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jude'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stallabrass Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Denby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trenton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michael'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stallabrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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