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.
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Crime overview

Birkshall 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 Birkshall Lane (BD4 8TB) 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 Birkshall Lane (BD4 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Kilnsey Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkshall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cracoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kilnsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sewell Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Sewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Kilnsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilnsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kilnsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilnsey Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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