Postcode · Bradford
Crime in BD11 2AU
How much crime is recorded in BD11 2AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenshaw
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,741 (2024)
How safe is BD11 2AU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD11 2AU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
BD11 2AUNational
Burglary8.09.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.94.5
Public order0.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.