Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 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

St Stephens Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 608th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Road (BD5 7DA) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Road (BD5 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Cross Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broken Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Steerforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughrigg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loughrigg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughrigg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Defarge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Defarge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tichborne Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Old Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Garvey View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moulson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jackie Smart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jackie Smart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garvey View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broken Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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