Total Crime Rate

973.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

369.4 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 973.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 369.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 306.3 10/10
  • Drugs 135.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.1 8/10
  • Burglary 45.1 10/10
  • Other theft 45.1 10/10
  • Public order 45.1 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Canal Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Canal Road (BD1 4BA) in the last 12 months was 973.0 per 1,000 residents and was 160.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 369.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Road (BD1 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 329 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Currer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Sun Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Forster Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Forster Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradford Forster Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradford Forster Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bradford Forster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Forster Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Forster Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Currer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Currer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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