Crime Rates at Whetley Hill, Bradford, BD8 8NP

Whetley Hill area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 705th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whetley Hill (BD8 8NP) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whetley Hill (BD8 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lister View (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.