Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD5
How much crime is recorded in BD5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 46,112 (2024)
BD5Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD5, 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
64.5
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).
BD5National
Violence and sexual offences50.023.6
Burglary25.29.1
Public order10.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft8.94.5
Drugs8.72.4
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Other crime3.41.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.