Total Crime Rate
126.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acton Street area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 531st highest crime rate of 1,552 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 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Bowling and Barkerend average (164.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acton Street (BD3 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 47 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 | Bower Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Almond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Almond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | School Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | School Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellands Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hipswell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wellands Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hazelhurst Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kimberley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marchbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marchbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marchbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B6381 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Almond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellands Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorside Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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