Total Crime Rate

631.1 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 631.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 226.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Drugs 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 45.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.6 10/10
  • Robbery 32.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
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

Chain Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chain Street (BD1 2PR) in the last 12 months was 631.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 313.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chain Street (BD1 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chain Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Quebec Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eldon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simes Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hallfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenaire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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