Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairbairn Fold area has the 50th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 410th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Fairbairn Fold (BD4 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower than the Bowling and Barkerend average (164.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairbairn Fold (BD4 8DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Darren Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairbairn Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kershaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewhirst Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Thornbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nottingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nottingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raglan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewhirst Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Dewhirst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watt Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tagore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arkwright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairbairn Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Tamworth Street —
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Data Sources

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