Crime Rates at Whetley Hill, Bradford, BD8 8NS

Whetley Hill area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 756th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whetley Hill (BD8 8NS) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whetley Hill (BD8 8NS), the main crime hotspot is near Lennon Drive. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.