Total Crime Rate

245.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.1 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 245.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 194th 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 Lane (BD4 9AS) in the last 12 months was 245.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 194.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Lane (BD4 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Mansel Mews. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbury Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansel Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Felcourt Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mansel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fontmell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mansel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Felcourt Fold 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wareham Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontmell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wareham Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mansel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mansel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mansel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mansel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wareham Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mansel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Corner Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mansel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fontmell Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansel Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontmell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontmell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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