Total Crime Rate
107.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roydscliffe Drive area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 674th 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 Roydscliffe Drive (BD9 5PL) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roydscliffe Drive (BD9 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Highgate. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Toller Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leylands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Roydscliffe Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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