Total Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kensington Street area has the lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Manningham , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Kensington Street (BD8 9LP) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% lower than the Manningham average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).
In the area around Kensington Street (BD8 9LP), 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.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitefield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Whitefield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Willow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heidelberg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blythe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitefield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Girlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Girlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Girlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbank Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbank Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whitefield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitefield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitefield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairbank Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Firethorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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