Total Crime Rate
456.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pearson Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pearson Lane (BD9 6BL) in the last 12 months was 456.1 per 1,000 residents and was 304.9% 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 205 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 375.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 225 (≈ 373.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearson Lane (BD9 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near Portwood Street. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 132 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazel Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelhurst Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hazelhurst Brow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelhurst Brow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Branwell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branwell Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moss Side | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crow Tree Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbourne Road | Under investigation |
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