Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD7
How much crime is recorded in BD7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 44,658 (2024)
BD7Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD7, 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
63.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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).
BD7National
Violence and sexual offences46.823.6
Burglary24.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Other theft8.54.5
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Shoplifting7.78.4
Public order7.54.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Drugs6.92.4
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery2.21.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.