Total Crime Rate
370.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
145.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnstaple Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Barnstaple Way (BD4 9AL) in the last 12 months was 370.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -29.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnstaple Way (BD4 9AL), 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.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knowles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Somerton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Margaret'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Margaret'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Margaret'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbeck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerton Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fairfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dorchester Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haslemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslemere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslemere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Well Bank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Well Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holme Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holme Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dulverton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dulverton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Knowles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knowles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Knowles Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Lane | Under investigation |
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