Total Crime Rate

460.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.5 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 460.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.6 10/10
  • Drugs 38.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Other crime 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 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

Melcombe Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Tong , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melcombe Walk (BD4 9HE) in the last 12 months was 460.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.2% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 224.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melcombe Walk (BD4 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chervana Court, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberley Mount (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melcombe Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Warnford Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkwall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Turner Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faversham Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chervana Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Faversham Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hartland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Farringdon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chervana Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chervana Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneyhurst Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Farringdon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sandmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandmead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Andover Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Andover Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Andover Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneyhurst Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneyhurst Square Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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