Postcode · Bradford
Crime in BD5 8EP
How much crime is recorded in BD5 8EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowling Park
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
BD5 8EPBradford
How safe is BD5 8EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD5 8EP area, 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
58.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 8EPNational
Violence and sexual offences50.223.6
Other theft14.24.5
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Drugs8.22.4
Burglary8.19.1
Public order6.24.6
Other crime4.61.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.