Total Crime Rate

3968.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2048.8 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 3968.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2048.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1439.0 10/10
  • Drugs 453.0 10/10
  • Public order 435.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 271.8 10/10
  • Other theft 240.4 10/10
  • Burglary 163.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 156.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 153.3 10/10
  • Robbery 122.0 10/10
  • Other crime 73.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 52.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 41.8 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

Kirkgate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 4th 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 Kirkgate (BD1 3PT) in the last 12 months was 3968.6 per 1,000 residents and was 960.7% higher than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 413 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 588 (≈ 2048.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkgate (BD1 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensgate, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivegate (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/271)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baptist Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hallfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hallfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hallfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hallfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Millergate —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Millergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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