Total Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lynfield 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.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sowden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heights Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sandsend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandsend Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodale Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sowden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hathaway Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sowden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lynfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sowden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathaway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathaway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorn Wood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorn Wood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chellow Dene View | Under investigation |
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