Crime Rates at Bradford Road, Shipley, BD18 3AB

Bradford Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 170th 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 Bradford Road (BD18 3AB) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 146.8% higher than the Heaton average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 140.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (BD18 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Midland Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South View (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.