Total Crime Rate
237.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barkerend Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 210th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barkerend Road (BD3 8QX) in the last 12 months was 237.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 223.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barkerend Road (BD3 8QX), 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 | Vehicle crime | Folkestone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amberley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B6381 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kismet Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellands Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellands Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kismet Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellands Terrace | Under investigation |
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