Postcode · Bradford
Crime in BD5 8FH
How much crime is recorded in BD5 8FH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bierley & Tong
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,595 (2024)
BD5 8FHBradford
How safe is BD5 8FH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD5 8FH 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
60.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 8FHNational
Violence and sexual offences48.723.6
Burglary26.29.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order8.04.6
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime3.51.5
Drugs3.42.4
Shoplifting2.68.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
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.