Total Crime Rate

213.8 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 213.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Primrose Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 255th 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 Primrose Street (BD8 8HU) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Street (BD8 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near City Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picton Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson City Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Back White Abbey Road Sw Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jinnah Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Menstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Menstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jowett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back White Abbey Road Sw
Sep 2025Drugs Back White Abbey Road Sw Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Back White Abbey Road Sw Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back White Abbey Road Sw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back White Abbey Road Sw Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jowett Street
Sep 2025Other theft St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stallabrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trenton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trenton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trenton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gracechurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Denby Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bilton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Picton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bilton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bilton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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