Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD8
How much crime is recorded in BD8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 54,398 (2024)
BD8Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD8, 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
62.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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).
BD8National
Violence and sexual offences49.023.6
Burglary18.29.1
Shoplifting9.38.4
Public order9.04.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Drugs6.82.4
Other crime3.61.5
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.