Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Browning Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 716th lowest 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 Browning Street (BD3 9DT) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Street (BD3 9DT), the main crime hotspot is near Gledhill Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 53 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Percival Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lonsdale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pool Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boldshay Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boldshay Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boldshay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boldshay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bangla Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gledhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butler Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gledhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gledhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gledhill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gledhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gledhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gledhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Webster Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Feather Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butler Street East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thursby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hendford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Browning Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Browning Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Azealea Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hendford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maudsley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Maudsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Binnie Street | Under investigation |
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