Total Crime Rate
583.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
266.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stamford Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 28th 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 Stamford Street (BD4 8SD) in the last 12 months was 583.9 per 1,000 residents and was 255.2% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 266.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stamford Street (BD4 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Irwell Street, where police recorded 46 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.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St George'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Rayleigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walker Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Irwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Irwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Irwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stamford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Back Muff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchants Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchants Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merchants Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Merchants Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Back Muff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St George'S Place | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Back Muff Street | Under investigation |
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