Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovesdale Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 485th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovesdale Road (BD5 9QB) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Little Horton average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovesdale Road (BD5 9QB), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovesdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hastings Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hastings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draughton Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draughton Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Delamere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dovesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholes Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Wisbey Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiddles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Scholes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kings Fold Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolingbroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Bottom Fold —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Bottom Fold —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dovesdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Runswick Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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