Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balfour Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bingley , and the 557th 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 Balfour Street (BD16 1HA) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Bingley average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (BD16 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Burrage Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrage Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order York Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Waterloo Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrage Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Back Unity Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrage Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrage Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckfoot Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beckfoot Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Unity Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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