Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD1
How much crime is recorded in BD1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 24,980 (2024)
BD1Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 101.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD1, 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
101.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
222
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).
BD1National
Violence and sexual offences75.423.6
Burglary50.69.1
Shoplifting24.28.4
Public order21.54.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Drugs17.32.4
Other theft16.44.5
Criminal damage and arson12.94.7
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Other crime5.51.5
Robbery5.01.4
Theft from the person4.62.1
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.