Total Crime Rate

459.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 459.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 275.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Other crime 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kesteven Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 57th 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 Kesteven Road (BD4 0AD) in the last 12 months was 459.7 per 1,000 residents and was 130.5% higher than the Tong average (199.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 291.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kesteven Road (BD4 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkwall Drive, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolston Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kesteven Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kesteven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kesteven Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knutsford Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamside Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkwall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bowater Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wolston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fontmell Close
Sep 2025Burglary Fontmell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fontmell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodgarth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Launceston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodgarth Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edlington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodgarth Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Woodgarth Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felcourt Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Knutsford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Englefield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Englefield Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Englefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Daniel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Daniel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kesteven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlesford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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