Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandford Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 526th lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 Sandford Road (BD3 9NT) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower 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 15 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 Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (BD3 9NT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bower Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellands Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bower Green
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bower Green
Sep 2025Burglary Bower Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folkestone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folkestone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberley Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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