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Overview of Bradford crime rate

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With a high crime rating, Bradford is ranked 3rd among 25 neighbouring boroughs in terms of crime prevalence. The area recorded 79,426 crimes in 2023, against a population of 546,412. This corresponds to a crime rate of 145.36 incidents per 1,000 people, reflecting a 4.12% reduction from the previous year.

Leading crime categories in Bradford include Violence and sexual offences (43.8%), Public order (10.4%), and Criminal damage and arson (8.4%). The least frequent crimes are Theft from the person (0.9%), Possession of weapons (0.8%), and Bicycle theft (0.4%).

Bradford comprises 30 wards, with the highest crime rates in City (Bradford) (422.0), Tong (223.0), and Bowling and Barkerend (218.5). The safest wards are Worth Valley (69.6), Craven (64.8), and Wharfedale (Bradford) (43.3).

In terms of Postcode districts within or overlapping Bradford, BD1 (964.4), BD4 (204.8), and BD5 (198.5) experience the highest crime rates. The safest postcode districts are LS21 (61.0), BD20 (57.9), and LS29 (57.6).

In Bradford, there were increases in Anti-social behaviour in 2020, along with rises in Other theft, Public order, and Violence and sexual offences in subsequent years. Violence and sexual offences notably increased in 2021 and continued to rise in 2022. However, there were decreases in Anti-social behaviour in 2021 and 2022, along with reductions in Burglary, Other theft, and Shoplifting in 2020. A significant decrease in Vehicle crime was observed in 2020, with a reduction in Public order offences and a decrease in Violence and sexual offences in 2023.

Bradford crime incidents by crime type

A total of 79426 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 34767 (43.8)%
Public order – 8297 (10.4)%
Criminal damage and arson – 6659 (8.4)%
Anti-social behaviour – 6571 (8.3)%
Other theft – 5098 (6.4)%
Vehicle crime – 3896 (4.9)%
Burglary – 3658 (4.6)%
Shoplifting – 3510 (4.4)%
Drugs – 2272 (2.9)%
Other crime – 2248 (2.8)%
Robbery – 809 (1.0)%
Theft from the person – 718 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 603 (0.8)%
Bicycle theft – 320 (0.4)%

How does Bradford compare against nearby areas ?

Bradford ranks 3rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Bradford is compared against

Crime rates in Bradford wards

There are 30 wards within Bradford. City (Bradford), Tong, Bowling and Barkerend has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 30 wards from high crime rate to low.