Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Margarets Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 733rd lowest 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 St Margarets Avenue (BD4 9BB) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Tong average (190.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Avenue (BD4 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knowles Lane, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denbury Mount (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dorchester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerton Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Knowles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Margaret'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fairfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avenue Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horsman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Margaret'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Margaret'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Corner Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Corner 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wareham Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbury Mount Under investigation

Data Sources

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