WD22 Intelligence Updated March 2026Source: West Yorkshire Police Police

Crime in shipley, bradford

Comprehensive safety analysis for shipley, localized within bradford.

Total Crimes

135
trending_up +19.5% MoM

Annual Crime Rate

95.46per 1k
trending_down -1.3% 12m Trend

Safety Rating

Moderate

Total Population

15,624

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Categories

Violence & Sexual Offences54
Other Theft11
Public Order11
Criminal Damage & Arson10
Anti-social Behaviour9
Shoplifting8
Drug Offences8
Vehicle Crime8
Burglary8
Other Crime6
Robbery2

Incident Distribution

Location ReferencePrimary IncidentsTotal
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6Shoplifting: 2Other crime: 1
9
On or near Sunny Bank Map
Violence and sexual offences: 3Drugs: 2
5
On or near Staveley Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
On or near Shopping Area Map
Public order: 3Other crime: 1
4
On or near Dale Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
On or near Park Way Map
Criminal damage and arson: 2Burglary: 1
3
On or near Springhurst Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
On or near Rhodes Street Map
Other theft: 2Public order: 1
3
On or near Higher Coach Road Map
Drugs: 2
2
On or near Parking Area Map
Vehicle crime: 2
2

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City Ranking

Safety comparison within bradford district.

Local Rank

#15safest in bradford

National Safety

Top 19%Riskiest

City Average

123.41per 1k

Local Policing

Shipley

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Local Priorities

Bingley Rural Ward Area

  • Reduce Vehicle‑Related Crime: To target offences impacting local residents, including theft of motor vehicles, theft from vehicles, OPL and speeding concerns.
     
  • Reduce Residential Burglaries: To prevent and reduce residential burglary through hotspot patrols, crime prevention advice, intelligence development and partnership working with the wider community. This includes supporting victims, increasing neighbourhood reassurance, and addressing repeat locations and vulnerability factors.

Issued: 7 May 2026

Status Update

  • This priority will focus on proactive patrols, intelligence‑led deployments, targeted enforcement, community engagement, and partnership activity to reduce risk, identify offenders, and improve public confidence.
     
  • This will include crime prevention and target hardening advice through social media and NPT contact points. Supporting victims, increasing neighbourhood reassurance with hot spot patrols, and addressing repeat locations and vulnerability factors. 

Actioned: 7 May 2026

Baildon Ward Area

  • Reduce Vehicle‑Related Crime: To target offences impacting local residents, including theft of motor vehicles, theft from vehicles, drink and drug related driving offences and speeding concerns.
     
  • Reduce Residential Burglaries: To prevent and reduce residential burglary through hotspot patrols, crime prevention advice, intelligence development and partnership working with the wider community.

Issued: 6 May 2026

Status Update

  • This priority will focus on proactive patrols, intelligence‑led deployments, targeted enforcement, community engagement, and partnership activity to reduce risk, identify offenders, and improve public confidence.
     
  • This will include crime prevention and target hardening advice through social media and NPT contact points. Supporting victims, increasing neighbourhood reassurance with hot spot patrols, and addressing repeat locations and vulnerability factors. 

Actioned: 6 May 2026

Windhill and Wrose Ward Areas

  • Nuisance Bikes around West Royd, Wrose Road and Bolton Woods
     
  • Drug Dealing around Snowden Road, Wrose
     
  • Theft of Motorbikes around Leeds Road & Windhill

Issued: 6 May 2026

Status Update

  • 26/03/2026 - Stolen MV seized at Victoria Mills Carpark.
  • 26/03/2026 - Burglar arrested on Cheltenham Road during an ongoing burglary.
  • 13/04/2026 - x2 Off-Road bikes seized from an address on West Royd Drive.
  • 21/04/2026 - x7 Quad/Off-Road bikes seized from an address on Bolton Hall Road during arrest enquiries.
  • 27/04/2026 - x1 Sur-Ron and x1 Off-Road Motorcycle seized from an address on West Royd.
  • 29/04/2026 - x1 Sur-Ron seized on Festival Avenue after coming into contact with a Police vehicle
     

Actioned: 26 Mar 2026

Bingley Ward Area

  • Reduce Residential Burglaries: To prevent and reduce residential burglary through hotspot patrols, crime prevention advice, intelligence development and partnership working with the wider community. This includes supporting victims, increasing neighbourhood reassurance, and addressing repeat locations and vulnerability factors.
     
  • To work with local retailers, business owners and partner agencies to reduce ASB and thefts from shop. This priority will focus on intelligence‑led patrols, offender identification and disruption, improved information‑sharing and targeted problem‑solving to prevent repeat offending.

     

Issued: 29 Apr 2026

Status Update

This will include crime prevention and target hardening advice through social media and NPT contact points. Supporting victims, increasing neighbourhood reassurance with hot spot patrols, and addressing repeat locations and vulnerability factors. 

This priority will focus on intelligence led patrols, offender identification and disruption, improved information sharing with businesses, and targeted problem solving to prevent repeat offending and reduce harm within the retail community.
 

Actioned: 15 Apr 2026

Shipley and Saltaire Ward Areas

  • To work together with Business Watch and local partners to tackle shop theft in Shipley.
     
  • Address and deal positively with street level drug dealing in and around Shipley centre, tackle ASB in the town centre and around McDonalds and surrounding businesses. 

Issued: 13 Apr 2026

Status Update

We have worked closely with local businesses and Shipley Town Council and are currently in the process of setting up the Business Watch radio scheme. Since    working closely with the local shops several prolific shoplifters have received custodial sentences.

Officers continue to patrol identified hotspots for drug dealing and anti-social behaviour. A number of drug dealers have been arrested for possession with intent to  supply (PWITS). High-visibility patrols remain in place across the town centre, resulting in further arrests and reports for summons for drug-related offences.
 

Actioned: 13 Apr 2026

Engagement Events

JUN2

Contact Point - Shipley Library.

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Contact Point - Shipley Library.

An opportunity to meet officers from your local Neighbourhood Policing Team. Feel free to drop by, say hello, raise any local concerns / issues or ask for crime prevention advice.

Start - 12pm to 1pm - 02/06/2026

Address - Shipley Library, 2 Well Croft, Shipley BD18 3QH

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12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

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