Total Crime Rate

824.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 824.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 283.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.7 9/10
  • Public order 92.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.7 10/10
  • Other theft 41.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dockfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Dockfield Road (BD17 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 824.0 per 1,000 residents and was 631.5% 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 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 388.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dockfield Road (BD17 7AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Firth Wood Avenue. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dockfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firth Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firth Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Firth Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Firth Wood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firth Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Firth Wood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cliffe Lane South Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cliffe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cliffe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amber Wharfe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Amber Wharfe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firth Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Glenaire Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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