Total Crime Rate

270.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.2 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 270.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

City Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 161st 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 City Road (BD8 8ER) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (BD8 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Water Lane. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peel Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gracechurch Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Gracechurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sylhet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jinnah Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jinnah Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Roundhill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jude'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sedgwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sedgwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sedgwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Jude'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Jude'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Jude'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunbridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Grattan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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