Crime Rates at Balfour Street, Bradford, BD4 7JT

Balfour Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Street (BD4 7JT) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (BD4 7JT), 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.