Total Crime Rate
824.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dockfield 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.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairview Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Firth Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Firth Wood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Firth Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Firth Wood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firth Wood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firth Wood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firth Wood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firth Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Firth Wood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cliffe Lane South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cliffe Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cliffe Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dockfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dockfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amber Wharfe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amber Wharfe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Firth Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Glenaire Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcliffe Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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