Total Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manchester Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 121st 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 Manchester Road (BB9 7DD) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Bradley average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (BB9 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bond Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hargreaves Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hargreaves Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lomeshaye Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Farrer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lomeshaye Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lomeshaye Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kensington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rupert Street | — |
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