Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Darnay Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 640th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darnay Lane (BD5 8AF) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darnay Lane (BD5 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delamere Street, where police recorded 43 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 Darnay Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broken Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newroyd Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime Evens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evens Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodroyd Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Acre Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Silverdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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