Crime Rates at Wensleydale Road, Bradford, BD3 8NA

Wensleydale Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 389th 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 Wensleydale Road (BD3 8NA) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensleydale Road (BD3 8NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushton Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsland Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.