Total Crime Rate
1317.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (BD1 1JB) in the last 12 months was 1317.7 per 1,000 residents and was 239.7% higher than the City average (387.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -32.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 362 (≈ 809.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (BD1 1JB), 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.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norfolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Centenary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Commerce Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Commerce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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