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 1HD) 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 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Reyhill Grove. Police recorded 771 crimes here, including 446 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 (30/336)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Reyhill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channing Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Centenary Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centenary Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channing Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channing Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Channing Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Channing Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Channing Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Blaise Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quebec Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Southgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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