Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Saplin Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 533rd 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 Saplin Street (BD8 9DW) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saplin Street (BD8 9DW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Saplin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Farcliffe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springcliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springcliffe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Springcliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lennon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lennon Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farcliffe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farcliffe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farcliffe Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollings Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dalton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springcliffe Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jarratt Street (East)
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whetley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whetley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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