Total Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferncliffe Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Baildon , and the 675th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferncliffe Drive (BD17 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Baildon average (82.1 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 Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferncliffe Drive (BD17 5AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cliffe Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baildon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old School Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hilton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliffe Avenue | — |
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