Total Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dock Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 501st highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Dock Lane (BD17 7AQ) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% higher than the Heaton average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dock Lane (BD17 7AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliffe Terrace (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dockfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dockfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amber Wharfe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cliffe Lane South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cliffe Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cliffe Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swan Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amber Wharfe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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