Total Crime Rate
47.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairbank Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Manningham , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairbank Road (BD8 9JX) in the last 12 months was 47.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Manningham average (129.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairbank Road (BD8 9JX), the main crime hotspot is near Back Blythe Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Manningham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Blythe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Naples Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whetley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tollgate Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jarratt Street (East) | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whetley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whetley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Blythe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Back Blythe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Blythe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Back Blythe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whetley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitby Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hanover Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weetwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Weetwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whetley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitby Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tollgate Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whetley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitefield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennon Drive | Under investigation |
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