Crime Rates at Upper Castle Street, Bradford, BD5 7RY

Upper Castle Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 650th 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 Upper Castle Street (BD5 7RY) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Castle Street (BD5 7RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Round Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembroke Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.