Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD2
How much crime is recorded in BD2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 60,582 (2024)
BD2Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD2, 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
54.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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).
BD2National
Violence and sexual offences42.323.6
Burglary19.59.1
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Shoplifting12.18.4
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order7.14.6
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime3.61.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.