Total Crime Rate

274.0 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 274.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.8 10/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 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

Paley Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 159th 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 Paley Road (BD4 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 274.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paley Road (BD4 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Irwell Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plimsoll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merchants Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Flockton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Paley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flockton Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flockton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Irwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Hey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Back Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flockton Road
Sep 2025Public order Back Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back Irwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flockton Crescent Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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