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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BD18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BD18 recorded 286 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.3 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 1.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring77.21 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment286 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 1.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

286
trending_up +15.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

77.21per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,025

Within BD18 district

Bradford

45,396

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Central Avenue Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Other theft: 3
9
Charles Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Holdsworth Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 2
8
Well Croft Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Shoplifting: 3
7
John Street Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Public order: 1
6
Market Square Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Shoplifting: 2
6
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Public order: 1
6
Herbert Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
Hird Street Map
total: 5 Burglary: 2 Public order: 2
5
Gray Avenue Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
286 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
112
39.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
36
12.6%
Shoplifting
28
9.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
24
8.4%
Public Order
22
7.7%
Vehicle Crime
19
6.6%
Burglary
13
4.5%
Drug Offences
11
3.8%
Other Theft
11
3.8%
Other Crime
4
1.4%
Robbery
4
1.4%
Weapons Possession
1
0.3%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: BD18

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BD18 (39.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.6%) and Shoplifting (9.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BD18 has risen slightly — by 1.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BD18 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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