Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD97
How much crime is recorded in BD97, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 5,073 (2024)
BD97Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD97
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 68.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD97, 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
68.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
165
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).
BD97National
Violence and sexual offences49.923.6
Shoplifting40.18.4
Burglary35.69.1
Public order14.34.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Other theft9.34.5
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Drugs5.32.4
Other crime3.71.5
Robbery3.31.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
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.