Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fern Hill Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 626th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Hill Road (BD18 4SL) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Heaton average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Hill Road (BD18 4SL), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clarence Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenance Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Trenance Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenview Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Edge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Ada Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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