Postcode · Bradford
Crime in BD1 2LJ
How much crime is recorded in BD1 2LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Bradford
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,465 (2024)
BD1 2LJBradford
How safe is BD1 2LJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD1 2LJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 2LJNational
Violence and sexual offences37.123.6
Burglary22.19.1
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Vehicle crime11.23.5
Drugs10.82.4
Other theft10.44.5
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other crime3.61.5
Robbery2.51.4
Shoplifting2.58.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.