Postcode district · Bradford
Crime in BD98
How much crime is recorded in BD98, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 3,745 (2024)
BD98Postcode district · Bradford
How safe is BD98
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 158.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD98, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
158.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
398
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).
BD98National
Violence and sexual offences124.223.6
Burglary77.19.1
Shoplifting59.18.4
Public order43.54.6
Anti-social behaviour34.910.7
Drugs32.22.4
Other theft26.14.5
Criminal damage and arson21.04.7
Theft from the person10.92.1
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Other crime8.51.5
Robbery8.31.4
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.