Crime Rates at Sowden Road, Bradford, BD9 6JJ

Sowden Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 704th 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 Sowden Road (BD9 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sowden Road (BD9 6JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hathaway Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.