Total Crime Rate
141.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Acton Street area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 477th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
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 Acton Street (BD3 8EE) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Bowling and Barkerend average (167.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acton Street (BD3 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bowling and Barkerend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amberley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lapage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maidstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kimberley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapage Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hazelhurst Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B6381 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pearson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orange Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellands Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellands Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rochester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parratt Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mortimer Row | Under investigation |
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