Crime Rates at Dovesdale Grove, Bradford, BD5 9QE

Dovesdale Grove area has the 17th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 431st 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 Dovesdale Grove (BD5 9QE) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% higher than the Little Horton average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovesdale Grove (BD5 9QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scholes Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Draughton Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.