Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandford Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 677th 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 9NU) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandford Road (BD3 9NU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amberley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Folkestone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bower Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bower Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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