Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Leicester Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 757th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Leicester Street (BD4 7JP) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Street (BD4 7JP), 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 Leicester Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walker Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Rayleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Teville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plimsoll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plimsoll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plimsoll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Teville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Helmsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merchants Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flockton Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Irwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St George'S Place Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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