Total Crime Rate

588.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 588.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.6 10/10
  • Public order 71.6 10/10
  • Other theft 55.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowling Back Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 34th 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 Bowling Back Lane (BD4 8SR) in the last 12 months was 588.4 per 1,000 residents and was 250.9% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 290.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Back Lane (BD4 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Newark Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowling Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Back Muff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St George'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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