Crime Rates at Birch Lane, Bradford, BD5 8PF

Birch Lane area has the 47th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Birch Lane (BD5 8PF) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Bowling and Barkerend average (167.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 119.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Lane (BD5 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Clough Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.