Total Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradford Old Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 137th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .
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 Bradford Old Road (HX3 6UG) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.0% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Old Road (HX3 6UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Grove, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Range Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northowram and Shelf| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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