Total Crime Rate
65.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorn Grove area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 554th 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 Thorn Grove (BD9 6LT) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorn Grove (BD9 6LT), the main crime hotspot is near Redbrook Way. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walden Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mossdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redbrook Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redbrook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbrook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mossdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorn Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chellowfield Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellowfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellowfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chellowfield Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brantwood Drive | Under investigation |
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