Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD3
How much crime is recorded in BD3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 55,117 (2024)
BD3Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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).
BD3National
Violence and sexual offences46.623.6
Burglary22.59.1
Shoplifting11.08.4
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Public order9.24.6
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Drugs5.62.4
Other crime4.21.5
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.