Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.1 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Buxton Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 478th 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 Buxton Lane (BD9 4LP) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Lane (BD9 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keighley Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Grove (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aireville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Keighley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Keighley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Keighley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keighley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aireville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aireville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frizley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ferndale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ferndale Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ferndale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frizley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keighley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frizley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marriners Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriners Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriners Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Marriners Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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