Crime Rates at Dorchester Crescent, Bradford, BD4 9BY

Dorchester Crescent 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 Dorchester Crescent (BD4 9BY) 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 Dorchester Crescent (BD4 9BY), 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.