Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melbourne Place area has the lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Place (BD5 0BL) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Place (BD5 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ashgrove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ashgrove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Ashgrove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ashgrove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ashgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ashgrove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mannville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sunrise Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southbrook Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Ashgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quebec Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mary Seacole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Seacole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Ashgrove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Senior Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mannville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Claremont Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ashgrove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashgrove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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