Total Crime Rate

554.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

287.5 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 554.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 287.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.0 9/10
  • Public order 66.7 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
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

Broad Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 34th 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 Broad Street (BD1 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 554.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 287.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (BD1 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/294)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rawson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rawson Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commerce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Piccadilly —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Piccadilly —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Piccadilly —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Piccadilly Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Piccadilly —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Piccadilly —
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Piccadilly Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mann'S Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Mann'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mann'S Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Mann'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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