Total Crime Rate

265.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.5 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 265.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Drugs 33.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 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

Whetley Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 165th 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 Whetley Close (BD8 8HL) in the last 12 months was 265.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whetley Close (BD8 8HL), the main crime hotspot is near Lister View. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whetley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlisle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister View —
Apr 2026Other theft Lister View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lister View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lister View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michael'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Salt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stallabrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stallabrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stallabrass Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodlands Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laburnum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trenton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leyburne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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