Postcode · Bradford
Crime in BD1 2AL
How much crime is recorded in BD1 2AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Bradford
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,613 (2024)
BD1 2ALBradford
How safe is BD1 2AL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 156.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD1 2AL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
156.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
328
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BD1 2ALNational
Violence and sexual offences118.223.6
Burglary54.39.1
Public order35.34.6
Drugs35.12.4
Anti-social behaviour28.910.7
Other theft21.24.5
Criminal damage and arson19.74.7
Vehicle crime15.93.5
Shoplifting13.38.4
Other crime9.11.5
Robbery8.01.4
Theft from the person7.02.1
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.