Total Crime Rate
1554.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
912.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kent Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 8th highest 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 Kent Street (BD1 5RL) in the last 12 months was 1554.8 per 1,000 residents and was 315.5% higher than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 258 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 408 (≈ 912.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kent Street (BD1 5RL), the main crime hotspot is near Reyhill Grove. Police recorded 771 crimes here, including 446 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Reyhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Centenary Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mann'S Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Blaise Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Centenary Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millergate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norfolk Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Millergate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Millergate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Millergate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Millergate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millergate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millergate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millergate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millergate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norfolk Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norfolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Channing Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Upper Millergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broadway | Local resolution |
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