Total Crime Rate
309.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
152.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manchester Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (BD5 7RA) in the last 12 months was 309.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 152.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (BD5 7RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radwell Drive (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ripley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Garvey View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garvey View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jackie Smart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Megnaway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkshead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawkshead Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawkshead Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sunrise Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radwell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Radwell Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radwell Drive | Under investigation |
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