Total Crime Rate

133.0 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 133.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 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
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

Highfield Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 515th 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 Highfield Road (BD9 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher than the Heaton average (112.6 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (BD9 4HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Midland Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aireville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frizley Gardens
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frizley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Grove
Sep 2025Other theft Frizley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frizley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frizley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frizley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Frizinghall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aireville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northdale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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