Total Crime Rate
123.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leeds Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 541st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (BD3 8EL) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leeds Road (BD3 8EL), 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 | Burglary | Almond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Almond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Almond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellerton 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 | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hazelhurst Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kimberley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | School Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | School Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mortimer Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorside Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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