Total Crime Rate
111.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ripley Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 631st highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Ripley Road (BD4 7EX) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ripley Road (BD4 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birk Lea Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwyn Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Community Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dalcross Grove | Under investigation |
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