Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Sheridan Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 672nd lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Sheridan Street (BD4 7RL) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheridan Street (BD4 7RL), 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 Merchants Court (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheridan Street area

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

Data Sources

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