Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heights Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 489th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heights Lane (BD9 6DU) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 52.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heights Lane (BD9 6DU), the main crime hotspot is near Bootham Park. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 182 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heights Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duchywood Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandsend Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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