Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Armstrong Street area has the 50th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 410th highest 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 Armstrong Street (BD4 8BE) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Street (BD4 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fearnville Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsland Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewhirst Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napier Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tagore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lilac Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lilac Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dewhirst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marsland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons William Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fearnville Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Napier Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Fold Under investigation

Data Sources

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