Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Halifax Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Halifax Road (BB9 5BH) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Bradley average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halifax Road (BB9 5BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mansfield Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walverden Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlea Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennine Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Close | — |
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