Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Dawson Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 445th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawson Lane (BD4 6HN) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Tong average (190.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Lane (BD4 6HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knowles Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bradford

Crime Over Time in Dawson Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Miles Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faye Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacey Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bierley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Knowles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Knowles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑