Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 132.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Leeds Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 496th 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 Leeds Road (BD3 8NB) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (BD3 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Old Road. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kershaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leeds Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nottingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nottingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Courtenay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Courtenay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurbax Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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