Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.6 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 131.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 96.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kensington Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Manningham , and the 502nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Street (BD8 9LN) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Manningham average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Street (BD8 9LN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbank Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Girlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Girlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbank Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heidelberg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Firethorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Girlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitefield Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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