Crime Rates at Gower Street, Bradford, BD5 7JF

Gower Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 57th 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 Gower Street (BD5 7JF) in the last 12 months was 435.3 per 1,000 residents and was 164.8% 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 Other theft with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Street (BD5 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Reyhill Grove. Police recorded 771 crimes here, including 446 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.