Total Crime Rate
583.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kimberley Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kimberley Street (BD4 8AA) in the last 12 months was 583.7 per 1,000 residents and was 248.1% 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 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 316.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimberley Street (BD4 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bowling and Barkerend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maidstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parratt Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Folkestone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bower Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battye Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapage Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kimberley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kimberley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rochester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lapage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hazelhurst Court | Under investigation |
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