Total Crime Rate

3874.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3874.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1484.3 10/10
  • Public order 477.4 10/10
  • Drugs 365.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 268.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 240.4 10/10
  • Other theft 233.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 202.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 163.8 10/10
  • Burglary 132.4 10/10
  • Robbery 118.5 10/10
  • Other crime 66.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 55.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.4 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkgate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 4th 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 Kirkgate (BD1 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 3874.6 per 1,000 residents and was 898.8% 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 426 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -46.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 613 (≈ 2135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkgate (BD1 1PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 406 crimes here, including 253 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/315)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Parade —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Darley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millergate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mann'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Millergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Millergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Millergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Millergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Millergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millergate Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millergate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mann'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mann'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mann'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mann'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mann'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mann'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mann'S Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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