Total Crime Rate
213.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
126.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dewhirst Place area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dewhirst Place (BD4 8BL) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Bowling and Barkerend average (164.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 126.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dewhirst Place (BD4 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Fearnville Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dewhirst Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | William Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minster Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dewhirst Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Keswick Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watt Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbairn Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Mary'S Fold | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bryanstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bryanstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairbairn Fold | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | William Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Mary'S Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tagore Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Morton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lilac Grove | Local resolution |
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