Total Crime Rate

501.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

290.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 501.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 290.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 234.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other crime 18.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Usher Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,552 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 501.3 per 1,000 residents and was 205.0% higher 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 290.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% 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 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Court (34 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Irwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchants Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Helmsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rouse Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rouse Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rouse Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rouse Fold Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Walton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Irwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Irwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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