Crime Rates at Pawson Street, Bradford, BD4 8BY

Pawson 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 Pawson Street (BD4 8BY) 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 Pawson Street (BD4 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lilac Grove, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fearnville Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.