Total Crime Rate

348.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 348.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Other crime 50.5 10/10
  • Burglary 43.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bela Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Bela Avenue (BD4 9PL) in the last 12 months was 348.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bela Avenue (BD4 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bela Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pavilion Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bela Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thornsgill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pavilion Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bela Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bela Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Thornsgill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dagenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Knowles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Knowles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornsgill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Munster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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