Total Crime Rate

31.7 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 31.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 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
  • Other theft 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

Walden Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 187th 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 Walden Drive (BD9 6JS) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walden Drive (BD9 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwood Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walden Drive area

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

Data Sources

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