Total Crime Rate

414.5 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 414.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.8 10/10
  • Other theft 74.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Robbery 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 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

Thornton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 71st 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 Thornton Road (BD8 9AA) in the last 12 months was 414.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 185.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (BD8 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Back Blythe Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rosse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weetwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lennon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brownroyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weetwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weetwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weetwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weetwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jarratt Street (East) —
Sep 2025Public order Rosse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whetley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whetley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whetley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whetley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whetley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whetley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Blythe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Back Blythe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Blythe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Blythe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Blythe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lennon Drive Local resolution
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Data Sources

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