Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 20.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heights Lane area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 754th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 6JA) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heights Lane (BD9 6JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ryelands Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aygill Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heights Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchywood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandsend Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sandsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aygill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ryelands Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aygill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aygill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aygill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flower Haven Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ryelands Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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