Crime Rates at Market Square, Shipley, BD18 3QB

Market Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (BD18 3QB) in the last 12 months was 573.7 per 1,000 residents and was 438.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 252.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (BD18 3QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.