Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.8 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 144.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 29th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 442nd 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 4AX) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwell Road (BD9 4AX), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Syke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emmfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Rossefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hilda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Syke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parsons Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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