Postcode district · Shipley
Crime in BD18
How much crime is recorded in BD18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 45,459 (2024)
BD18Postcode district · Shipley
How safe is BD18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD18, 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
48.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).
BD18National
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Burglary17.59.1
Shoplifting14.18.4
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.