Crime Rates at Manchester Road, Bradford, BD5 7LH

Manchester Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Manchester Road (BD5 7LH) in the last 12 months was 521.6 per 1,000 residents and was 211.0% higher than the Bowling and Barkerend average (167.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 133.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (BD5 7LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotewall Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.