Bradford crime rate
Overview of Bradford crime rate
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).
Bradford crime incidents 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 ?
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.
List of all 30 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Manningham (132.1)
- Heaton (Bradford) (126.9)
- Thornton and Allerton (125.8)
- Toller (Bradford) (124.9)
- Idle and Thackley (117.8)
- Clayton and Fairweather Green (112.6)
- Queensbury (Bradford) (100.2)
- Keighley East (89.5)
- Bingley (86.5)
- Baildon (83.4)
- Ilkley (74.8)
- Bingley Rural (73.2)
- Worth Valley (69.6)
- Craven (64.8)
- Wharfedale (Bradford) (43.3)
Analyze trends and crime types for Bradford wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Bradford
There are 27 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Bradford. Highest crime rates in BD1, BD4, BD5 .
- BD1 – 964.4
- BD4 – 204.8
- BD5 – 198.5
- BD21 – 190.8
- BD7 – 165.2
- BD3 – 162.1
- BD10 – 151.8
- LS27 – 148.0
- BD12 – 145.6
- BD6 – 141.8
- BD18 – 139.5
- BD8 – 134.0
- BD9 – 129.8
- BD2 – 123.0
- BD14 – 113.1
- BD22 – 112.8
- HX3 – 110.1
- BD17 – 105.9
- BD15 – 102.6
- BD13 – 101.6
- BD11 – 87.6
- BD16 – 82.5
- LS19 – 81.8
- LS20 – 79.2
- LS21 – 61.0
- BD20 – 57.9
- LS29 – 57.6
Postcode districts in Bradford
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