Crime and Safety in Bradford, West Yorkshire
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Bradford is the most dangerous city in West Yorkshire, and is among the top 10 most dangerous overall out of West Yorkshire's 118 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Bradford in 2026 is 122 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to West Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 26% higher than the West Yorkshire rate of 96 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Bradford is among the top 5 most dangerous cities, and the 374th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Bradford was the worst city in West Yorkshire for anti-social behaviour, with 238 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.63 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Bradford residents, when it was West Yorkshire's most dangerous city for burglary, recording 216 crimes at a rate of 0.57 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Bradford are violence and sexual offences, with 22,095 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 58. This is 4.3% lower than 2025's figure of 23,096 offences and a difference of 2.67 from 2025's crime rate of 61. Bradford's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 208 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 8% from 2025's figure of 192 crimes.
Bradford 2026 Crime Scorecard
Most Dangerous
Cities, West Yorkshire
43% higher, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
69% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Bradford is 43% higher than Yorkshire and The Humber and 69% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Bradford Crime Rate Over Time
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Bradford Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Bradford represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Bradford's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Bradford up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Bradford's 7,848 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Bradford? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Bradford • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Bradford has a crime risk score of 783. This is based on analysis of 7,848 nearby areas within Bradford, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Bradford's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Bradford, crime risk scores are typically around 783, while in West Yorkshire they are average 638.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 826 (666 for West Yorkshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 862 (West Yorkshire 702).
Trends in Crime Risk
Bradford
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
No trend could be found in Bradford's crime risk scores over the last 10 years, and the trend may well be static.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Bradford's crime risk score is down by 6%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Over the last year, Bradford's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 5%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Bradford
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Bradford • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Drugs offences have a crime rate of 6.08 reports per 1,000 people in Bradford, which is 1.97 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 2,308 crime reports logged by West Yorkshire Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, West Yorkshire Police recorded 3,151 reports of Vehicle Crime in Bradford, resulting in a crime rate of 8.28 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.93.
The crime rate for Burglary is 1.91 times the national average at 5.99 reports per 1,000. This is from 2,278 crime reports reported to West Yorkshire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Bradford
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.29 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 1.50 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 53% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.13 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.67 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 28% over this timeframe.
Drugs offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.39 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 1.76 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 36% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Bradford
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Public Order offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.50 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 2.64 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 43% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.83 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.98 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 15% over this timeframe.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.58 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 1.15 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 50% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Bradford • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Bradford | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 4,719 | 12.42 | 0.88 | 28,357 | 10.30 | 0.73 | 77,875 | 12.35 | 0.87 |
| Bicycle Theft | 208 | 0.55 | 0.75 | 1,587 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 4,306 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 2,278 | 5.99 | 1.91 | 14,188 | 5.18 | 1.65 | 27,843 | 4.41 | 1.41 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 3,996 | 10.51 | 1.67 | 20,740 | 7.54 | 1.20 | 47,570 | 7.55 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 2,308 | 6.08 | 1.97 | 10,751 | 3.90 | 1.26 | 19,757 | 3.14 | 1.02 |
| Other Crime | 1,633 | 4.31 | 2.33 | 9,197 | 3.34 | 1.81 | 18,290 | 2.91 | 1.57 |
| Other Theft | 3,159 | 8.31 | 1.46 | 18,533 | 6.75 | 1.19 | 36,443 | 5.78 | 1.02 |
| Possession of Weapons | 396 | 1.02 | 1.20 | 2,561 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 5,827 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Public Order | 3,927 | 10.32 | 1.78 | 23,622 | 8.57 | 1.48 | 47,514 | 7.55 | 1.30 |
| Robbery | 598 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 3,718 | 1.35 | 1.14 | 7,156 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
| Shoplifting | 2,102 | 5.53 | 0.78 | 20,448 | 7.41 | 1.04 | 48,695 | 7.71 | 1.08 |
| Theft From the Person | 403 | 1.06 | 0.68 | 2,229 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 3,568 | 0.57 | 0.37 |
| Vehicle Crime | 3,151 | 8.28 | 1.93 | 15,694 | 5.69 | 1.32 | 30,637 | 4.87 | 1.13 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 22,095 | 58.12 | 1.91 | 122,302 | 44.42 | 1.46 | 239,898 | 38.04 | 1.25 |
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Total Crime by Year
Bradford | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 46,254 | 121.67 | 1.69 | 265,570 | 96.48 | 1.34 | 537,504 | 85.27 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 47,658 | 125.69 | 1.70 | 277,491 | 101.23 | 1.37 | 553,826 | 88.44 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | 48,464 | 128.55 | 1.70 | 287,194 | 105.62 | 1.40 | 576,330 | 93.00 | 1.23 |
| 2023 | 53,642 | 144.05 | 1.82 | 312,915 | 116.19 | 1.47 | 611,034 | 99.55 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 51,872 | 140.87 | 1.83 | 294,530 | 110.60 | 1.44 | 574,808 | 94.84 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 45,422 | 123.54 | 1.80 | 250,751 | 94.53 | 1.38 | 501,180 | 83.02 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 48,680 | 132.50 | 1.79 | 275,554 | 104.15 | 1.40 | 549,148 | 91.15 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 51,461 | 140.62 | 1.84 | 287,851 | 109.31 | 1.43 | 568,297 | 94.66 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | 46,502 | 127.47 | 1.79 | 256,214 | 97.73 | 1.37 | 514,090 | 85.73 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 39,839 | 109.57 | 1.71 | 226,333 | 86.57 | 1.35 | 456,998 | 76.46 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 11,812 | 32.47 | 1.70 | 67,845 | 26.03 | 1.36 | 133,274 | 22.31 | 1.17 |
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Comparing Bradford to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 35% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 32% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 31% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 20% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 14% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 14% safer |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 12% safer |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 12% safer |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 11% safer |
| Bradford | 121.67 | - |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 2.7% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Bradford's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Bradford that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kents Fitness | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Bowling Park | 49 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 78 | 63 |
| Tong Moor | 3 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 15 |
| Toftshaw Moor | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Millennium Green | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Nailer Rough | 1 | - | 2 | - | 26 | 6 |
| Black Mountain Millennium Green | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 22 |
| Sedbergh Sports and Leisure Centre | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 17 | 8 |
| Hope Park | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 46 | 15 |
| Thornton Cemetery | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| Ladyhill Park | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 28 |
| Kipping Cemetery | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| Foxhill Park | 3 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 6 |
| Norman Rae Playing Fields | 5 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 15 |
| Northcliffe Bottom Site Allotments | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 5 |
| Quarry Street Allotment Gardens | 2 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 1 |
| West Bradford Bowling Club | 1 | 6 | 34 | - | 79 | 19 |
| King George V Memorial Playing Fields | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 37 |
| Valley Allotment Gardens | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 37 |
| Queens Road Allotment Gardens | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| Bull Royd Allotment Gardens | 2 | - | 8 | - | 39 | 25 |
| Girlington Recreation Ground | 15 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 41 |
| Horton Park | 28 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 68 | 45 |
| Bradford Park Avenue Cricket Ground | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 50 | 35 |
| Carlton Police Boxing Academy | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| Myra Shay | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 8 |
| Bradford Moor Park | 29 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 85 | 45 |
| Seymour Street Recreation Ground | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 33 |
| East Bowling Unity Club | 6 | - | 5 | - | 24 | 8 |
| Eccleshill Park | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Springfield Community Garden | 28 | 6 | 10 | - | 95 | 64 |
| St Paul's Cricket Club | 4 | - | 2 | - | 27 | 13 |
| Woodside | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 | 34 |
| Abb Scott Lane Allotment Gardens | 1 | 3 | - | - | 8 | 19 |
| Emsley's Memorial Recreation Ground | 13 | 4 | 1 | - | 20 | 12 |
| Wyke Community Sports Village | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 9 |
| Pit Hill Park | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 104 | 52 |
| Russell Hall Park | 13 | - | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| Asa Briggs Park | 3 | - | 2 | - | 7 | 3 |
| Littlemoor Park | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Heaton Graveyard | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 20 | 14 |
| Lister Park | 22 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 86 | 63 |
| Peel Park | 40 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 77 | 65 |
| Scholemoor Cemetery | 15 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 120 | 90 |
| Brackenhill Park | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 |
| Undercliffe Cemetery Conservation Area | 32 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 81 | 52 |
| Bowling Park Allotment Gardens | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Horton Bank Country Park | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 26 |
| Wibsey Park | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 23 | 16 |
| Horsfall Playing Fields | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| North Bierley Cemetery | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 |
| Harold Park | 16 | 7 | 4 | - | 37 | 44 |
| Bowling Cemetery | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 28 |
| Knowles Park | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Victoria Park | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | 6 | 10 |
| Shay Grange Crematorium | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Attock Park | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 31 |
Recent Crimes in Bradford
The 20 most recent crime reports in Bradford.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Arncliffe Terrace | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Bessingham Gardens | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Larwood Drive | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Hammerton Street | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Hammerton Street | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Brackenholme Royd | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Bartle Square | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Bartle Square | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Knowsley Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Arncliffe Terrace | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Merchants Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Wagtail Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Nutwood Walk | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Arncliffe Terrace | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Paddock | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Bessingham Gardens |
Methodology & Data Sources
Bradford Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Bradford during August 2026 will typically become available in October 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Bradford Data Points
For Bradford, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000274.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Bradford's daytime - or "workday" - population of 323,398 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Bradford