Total Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradford Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Wharfedale , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (LS29 6ED) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Wharfedale average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Road (LS29 6ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrowby Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Menston (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barrowby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brooklands Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrowby Close | Under investigation |
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