Total Crime Rate

195.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 195.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Public order 42.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bowling Old Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 289th 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 Bowling Old Lane (BD5 7TD) in the last 12 months was 195.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Old Lane (BD5 7TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 102 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bowling Old Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cotewall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaythorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaythorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaythorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaythorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tichborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ackworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oaks Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ripley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Round Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Round Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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