# Crime and justice in Bradford

West Yorkshire and The Humber. 557,758 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 366 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Bradford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## Is Bradford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bradford at a rate of 130.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 6,290 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bradford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (30,401), other crime (13,046) and anti-social behaviour (6,975).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Bradford was 136.2 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Recorded crime rate

Bradford: **130.2 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026.

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bradford at a rate of 130.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber.

- Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 20% higher (108.4 per 1,000)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-rate

## Crime and anti-social behaviour

Bradford: **6,290** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-count

## Anti-social behaviour

Bradford: **6,975** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-anti-social

## Burglary

Bradford: **3,582** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-burglary

## Criminal damage and arson

Bradford: **5,639** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-damage

## Drug offences

Bradford: **3,448** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-drugs

## Other crime

Bradford: **13,046** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-other

## Robbery

Bradford: **877** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-robbery

## Shoplifting

Bradford: **3,652** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-shoplifting

## Theft from the person

Bradford: **502** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-theft-person

## Vehicle crime

Bradford: **4,509** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-vehicle

## Violence and sexual offences

Bradford: **30,401** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-crime-violence

## Street-level crime

Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Bradford. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E08000032) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime#l-street-crime

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/housing) (17)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E08000032/data?family=crime

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/crime
