Crime Rates at Briggate, Shipley, BD17 7BP

Briggate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 19th 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 Briggate (BD17 7BP) in the last 12 months was 824.0 per 1,000 residents and was 631.5% higher than the Heaton average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 388.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briggate (BD17 7BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.