Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Lister Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 773rd lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lister Avenue (BD4 7QS) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lister Avenue (BD4 7QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowling Hall Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lister Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Hall Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 theft Stafford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Laverton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Onslow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bowling Hall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bowling Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Burras Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burras Road
Apr 2026Drugs Burras Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burras Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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