Postcode · Bradford
Crime in BD5 8BU
How much crime is recorded in BD5 8BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowling Park
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,100 (2024)
BD5 8BUBradford
How safe is BD5 8BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 71.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD5 8BU area, more than double 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
71.7
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).
BD5 8BUNational
Violence and sexual offences61.923.6
Burglary20.09.1
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other crime3.01.5
Theft from the person2.32.1
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.