Total Crime Rate

212.5 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 212.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowles Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 212.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 17.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Avenue (BD4 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Bank Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dulverton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Telscombe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parrott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulverton Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulverton Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holme Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Knowles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Knowles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Well Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Well Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslemere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Haslemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Haslemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Haslemere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haslemere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haslemere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rushmoor Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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