Crime Rates at Bradford Road, Shipley, BD18 3NP

Bradford Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (BD18 3NP) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (BD18 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elliott Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.