Total Crime Rate

264.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 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 264.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Knowles Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bingley Rural , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowles Street (BD13 4DB) in the last 12 months was 264.6 per 1,000 residents and was 236.2% higher than the Bingley Rural average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Street (BD13 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milton Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carperley Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Gate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carperley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carperley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carperley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carperley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Valley Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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