Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parkside Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 755th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside Road (BD5 8RB) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 19 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkside Road (BD5 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fellside Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martlett Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodend Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martlett Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fellside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Wood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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