Total Crime Rate

264.2 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 264.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Dorchester Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 170th 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 Dorchester Crescent (BD4 9DP) in the last 12 months was 264.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 202.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Crescent (BD4 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knowles Lane, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warnford Grove (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyhurst Square
Sep 2025Public order Stoneyhurst Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Englefield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Englefield Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Englefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gillingham Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkwall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneyhurst Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Warnford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warnford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warnford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warnford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wareham Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sandmead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Green
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbury Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbury Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbury Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wareham Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edlington Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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