Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 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

Parkside 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.

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Crime Over Time in Parkside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodend Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martlett Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Wood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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