Total Crime Rate
537.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
251.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Planetrees Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Planetrees Road (BD4 8AB) in the last 12 months was 537.2 per 1,000 residents and was 226.8% higher 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 251.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Planetrees Road (BD4 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bower Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hazelhurst Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kimberley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Almond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Almond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Almond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mortimer Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorside Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Heath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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