Crime Rates at Elsdon Grove, Bradford, BD5 0SR

Elsdon Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Elsdon Grove (BD5 0SR) in the last 12 months was 745.7 per 1,000 residents and was 353.6% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 358.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elsdon Grove (BD5 0SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radwell Drive (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.