Total Crime Rate
414.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duncombe Street 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 Duncombe Street (BD8 9AJ) 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 Duncombe Street (BD8 9AJ), 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.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Blythe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Back Blythe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Back Blythe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Blythe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brownroyd Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weetwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Padma Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Weetwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princeville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronald Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronald Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ronald Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Blythe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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