Total Crime Rate
133.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradford has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 districts in Yorkshire and The Humber region and the 30th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 districts.
The overall crime rate in Bradford in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Yorkshire and The Humber region average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bradford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31,757 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 273 cases , up 2.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 10.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -7.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38,926 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 133.0 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City | 374.2 | 241.2 (181%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Keighley Central | 198.3 | 65.3 (49%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Tong | 190.9 | 57.9 (44%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Bowling and Barkerend | 164.4 | 31.4 (24%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Bolton and Undercliffe | 147.4 | 14.4 (11%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Eccleshill | 145.2 | 12.2 (9%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Royds | 135.7 | 2.7 (2%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Great Horton | 130.8 | -2.2 (-2%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 9 | Manningham | 129.5 | -3.5 (-3%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Clayton and Fairweather Green | 122.4 | -10.6 (-8%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Shipley | 120.3 | -12.7 (-10%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Toller | 114.4 | -18.6 (-14%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Little Horton | 110.9 | -22.1 (-17%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 14 | Bradford Moor | 106.8 | -26.2 (-20%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 15 | Heaton | 106.6 | -26.4 (-20%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 16 | Thornton and Allerton | 104.4 | -28.6 (-22%) | High 8/10 |
| 17 | Keighley West | 98.1 | -35.0 (-26%) | High 8/10 |
| 18 | Wyke | 97.9 | -35.1 (-26%) | High 8/10 |
| 19 | Wibsey | 94.5 | -38.5 (-29%) | High 8/10 |
| 20 | Idle and Thackley | 89.8 | -43.2 (-32%) | High 8/10 |
| 21 | Bingley | 84.4 | -48.7 (-37%) | High 7/10 |
| 22 | Queensbury | 82.3 | -50.7 (-38%) | High 7/10 |
| 23 | Baildon | 82.1 | -50.9 (-38%) | High 7/10 |
| 24 | Bingley Rural | 78.7 | -54.3 (-41%) | High 7/10 |
| 25 | Windhill and Wrose | 75.6 | -57.4 (-43%) | High 7/10 |
| 26 | Craven | 63.3 | -69.7 (-52%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 27 | Keighley East | 62.6 | -70.5 (-53%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 28 | Worth Valley | 59.5 | -73.5 (-55%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 29 | Ilkley | 51.5 | -81.5 (-61%) | Low 4/10 |
| 30 | Wharfedale | 34.2 | -98.8 (-74%) | Very low 2/10 |
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