Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD12
How much crime is recorded in BD12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 26,351 (2024)
BD12Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD12, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
BD12National
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Burglary21.29.1
Vehicle crime10.13.5
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.92.4
Shoplifting2.78.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.