Total Crime Rate
232.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plimsoll Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 217th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plimsoll Street (BD4 7JH) in the last 12 months was 232.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 151.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plimsoll Street (BD4 7JH), 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.
View Crime In Bowling and Barkerend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brompton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brompton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Flockton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flockton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flockton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Irwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walker Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walker Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brompton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Irwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merchants Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchants Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flockton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Irwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leicester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Back Irwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Irwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Irwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plimsoll Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brompton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coventry Street | Under investigation |
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