Total Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highgate area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highgate (BD9 4BE) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highgate (BD9 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Dyson Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hilda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highgate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dyson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rossefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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