Crime Rates at Charles Street, Bradford, BD1 1EJ

Charles Street area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the highest crime rate of 1,554 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 8889.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2191.5% higher than the City average (387.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 352 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 402 (≈ 3406.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (BD1 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 435 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (237 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.