Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD15
How much crime is recorded in BD15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 29,567 (2024)
How safe is BD15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD15, 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
47.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
BD15National
Violence and sexual offences38.023.6
Burglary15.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Public order6.44.6
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime3.31.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Drugs3.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
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
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.