Total Crime Rate

209.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 209.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Knowles Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 262nd 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 Knowles Avenue (BD4 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Avenue (BD4 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Knowles Lane. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haslemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerton Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Dorchester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslemere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslemere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Well Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Well Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holme Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holme Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dulverton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dulverton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Margaret'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Knowles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fairfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Avenue Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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