Postcode district · Shipley
Crime in BD17
How much crime is recorded in BD17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 29,421 (2024)
BD17Postcode district · Shipley
How safe is BD17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD17, 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
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).
BD17National
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Shoplifting18.18.4
Burglary16.79.1
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.