Total Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 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 161.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Parkside Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 371st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside Road (BD5 8DY) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Road (BD5 8DY), the main crime hotspot is near Little Cross Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayo Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hopbine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tichborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newroyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughrigg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donisthorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donisthorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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