Total Crime Rate

203.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fountain Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 280th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fountain Way (BD18 2NF) in the last 12 months was 203.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% higher than the Heaton average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 144.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Way (BD18 2NF), the main crime hotspot is near Carnegie Drive. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fountain Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Back Crag Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amber Wharfe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Amber Wharfe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Crag Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Mount
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Holt Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Holt Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Holt Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Crag Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Crag Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Holt Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnegie Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Carnegie Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carnegie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carnegie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnegie Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnegie Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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