Brown Royd
Middle areaSouth east Bradford. 8,179 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Brown Royd live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Brown Royd
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brown Royd at a rate of 166.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.2 per 1,000 people across Bradford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 553 |
| Other crime | 243 |
| Shoplifting | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 105 |
| Vehicle crime | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 88 |
| Drug offences | 69 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Robbery | 36 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Brown Royd compares
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Is Brown Royd safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brown Royd at a rate of 166.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.2 per 1,000 people across Bradford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 137 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brown Royd.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (553), other crime (243) and shoplifting (123).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bradford
These figures are published for the whole of Bradford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bradford and not Brown Royd alone. See Bradford
Brown Royd in brief
The median price paid for a home in Brown Royd was £133,500 in 2025.
Brown Royd had 7,845 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Brown Royd live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brown Royd, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.