Total Crime Rate

8372.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3033.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8372.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 3033.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2830.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1805.1 10/10
  • Public order 983.1 10/10
  • Other theft 576.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 474.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 432.2 10/10
  • Drugs 364.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 211.9 10/10
  • Burglary 203.4 10/10
  • Robbery 178.0 10/10
  • Other crime 144.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 67.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.4 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Street area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (BD1 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 8372.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2137.7% higher than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 334 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 22.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 358 (≈ 3033.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (BD1 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 456 crimes here, including 276 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/298)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mann'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millergate Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millergate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Millergate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millergate Local resolution
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Data Sources

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