Total Crime Rate

212.9 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 212.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bowling Back Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowling Back Lane (BD4 8SS) in the last 12 months was 212.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 100.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Back Lane (BD4 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Back Muff Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bowling and Barkerend

Crime Over Time in Bowling Back Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Back Muff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.