Total Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lynfield Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lynfield Drive (BD9 6EE) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lynfield Drive (BD9 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Walden Drive. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sandsend Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandsend Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandsend Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chellow Dene View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellow Dene View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellow Dene View | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellow Dene View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorn Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellow Dene View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellow Dene View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellow Dene View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellow Dene View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hathaway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hathaway Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Thorn Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Royal Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walden Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aygill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aygill Avenue | Under investigation |
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