Total Crime Rate

485.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 485.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 224.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Usher Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Usher Street (BD4 7DS) in the last 12 months was 485.3 per 1,000 residents and was 189.4% 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 274.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Usher Street (BD4 7DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rouse Fold, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Usher Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brassey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Merchants Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rouse Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rouse Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rouse Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rouse Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rouse Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rouse Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rouse Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Paley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birnam Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Paley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Irwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Back Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back Irwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Walton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Walton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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