Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Paley Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 314th 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 Paley Road (BD4 7EP) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paley Road (BD4 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West View, where police recorded 49 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 Paley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchants Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Helmsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Teville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Teville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flockton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Grove

Data Sources

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