Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 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 111.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ripley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ripley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Community Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dalcross Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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