Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lynfield Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynfield Drive (BD9 6EE), 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 Lynfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heights Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandsend Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woodale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodale Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hathaway Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorn Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorn Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chellow Dene View Under investigation

Data Sources

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