Total Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashwell Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 654th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Ashwell Road (BD8 9DU) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwell Road (BD8 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lennon Drive, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairbank Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lily Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Home View Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairbank Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Springcliffe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whetley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbank Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lennon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Farcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarratt Street (East) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbank Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Springcliffe Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walker Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springcliffe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weetwood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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