Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 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 · 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 42nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 592nd highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Ashwell Road (BD9 4AU) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% higher than the Heaton average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwell Road (BD9 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyson Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsons Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Syke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Syke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emmfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parsons Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hilda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stile Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rossefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stile Way —
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Data Sources

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