Total Crime Rate

661.5 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 661.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 309.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Drugs 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 42.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

Mortimer Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 26th 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 Mortimer Street (BD8 9RL) in the last 12 months was 661.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% higher than the City average (387.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 159.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Street (BD8 9RL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mortimer Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agar Terrace Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Como Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Como Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lytton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agar Terrace Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agar Terrace Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agar Terrace Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person Agar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery West Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agar Terrace Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lingwood Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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