Total Crime Rate
460.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
224.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Melcombe 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.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warnford Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirkwall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turner Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faversham Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chervana Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Faversham Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hartland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Farringdon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saxton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saxton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chervana Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chervana Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farringdon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneyhurst Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Farringdon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sandmead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandmead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Andover Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Andover Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Andover Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneyhurst Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneyhurst Square | Awaiting court outcome |
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