Bradford

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Bradford.

Population: 542,128
People in Employment: 213,680 (63.1%)
People Inactive: 106,945 (31.6%)
People Unemployed: 17,950 (5.3%)
Number Of Jobs: 147k
Median Salary: £25,299
Mean Salary: £29,812

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Bradford. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Bradford for 2024

Bradfords most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 39,210 crimes and in 2022 there were 39,397 crimes. Which is an decrease of 187 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	39,210	2,981	Getting Better
Public order	10,531	706	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	7,536	595	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	7,477	534	Getting Better
Other theft	5,560	426	Getting Better
Shoplifting	3,509	324	Getting Better
Burglary	3,933	290	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	4,336	280	Getting Better
Drugs	2,468	209	Getting Better
Other crime	2,379	168	Getting Better
Robbery	932	73	Getting Better
Theft from the person	827	57	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	674	54	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	379	25	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Bradford

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

City has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Bradford, with 8399 crimes and 246 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Toller has 103 crimes and 38 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
City	845	33
Bowling and Barkerend	391	17
Tong	370	16
Keighley Central	357	19
Little Horton	306	13
Eccleshill	283	14
Royds	276	16
Toller	262	13
Manningham	261	13
Bradford Moor	258	12
Idle and Thackley	230	14
Keighley West	225	13
Thornton and Allerton	219	12
Great Horton	218	11
Clayton and Fairweather Green	205	12
Wibsey	199	13
Wyke	191	13
Windhill and Wrose	187	11
Shipley	160	10
Bolton and Undercliffe	157	9
Keighley East	133	8
Baildon	131	9
Bingley	125	7
Queensbury	124	7
Ilkley	106	7
Bingley Rural	105	6
Craven	97	6
Worth Valley	88	6
Wharfedale	38	3
Heaton	0	0

Crime map for Bradford

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Bradford

The average property price in Bradford is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£318,311.48	£185,710.74	£142,316.66	£114,389.72
2022	£307,664.58	£180,238.39	£139,152.44	£111,608.34
2021	£282,886.13	£166,010.60	£129,264.02	£107,846.03
2020	£250,971.66	£148,748.33	£115,438.43	£99,163.95
2019	£242,472.41	£143,815.17	£111,889.00	£98,563.94
2018	£239,682.47	£141,889.97	£110,860.35	£98,794.56
2017	£236,541.93	£139,854.35	£109,849.37	£99,648.15
2016	£227,871.77	£134,931.26	£106,630.86	£94,668.38
2015	£216,608.25	£128,093.47	£101,487.28	£90,740.37
2014	£209,044.55	£123,872.21	£98,820.45	£87,656.03
2013	£201,118.33	£118,172.13	£94,515.78	£84,849.72
2012	£201,186.36	£118,283.28	£94,814.63	£86,141.88
2011	£208,468.09	£121,351.38	£97,240.06	£89,859.61
2010	£213,211.41	£125,804.36	£101,476.32	£93,446.66

Property prices over time for Bradford

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Bradford

The median salary in Bradford is £25,299 and the mean salary in Bradford is £29,812.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 147k
Median Salary: £25,299
Annual Percentage Change: 6.8%
Mean Salary: £29,812

Salary comparison between Bradford and Yorkshire

See how Bradford compares to the rest of Yorkshire. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Yorkshire is £28,639 in Leeds and the lowest median salary is £23,350 in Kingston upon Hull UA. Bradford ranks 7 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Leeds	257k	£28,639	8.9%	£34,015	12.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire UA	120k	£28,067	10.4%	£31,118	7.8%
York UA	73k	£27,507	13.5%	£32,222	4.7%
Kirklees	133k	£26,420	14.7%	£29,308	11.7%
Calderdale	72k	£26,136	10.9%	£29,763	10.0%
Sheffield	160k	£25,965	3.9%	£29,920	6.0%
Doncaster	88k	£25,356	1.9%	£30,401	9.6%
North Lincolnshire UA	56k	£25,253	5.3%	£29,829	4.6%
Barnsley	76k	£24,835	7.9%	£27,967	2.1%
Wakefield	119k	£24,825	6.1%	£28,743	4.6%
North East Lincolnshire UA	45k	£24,811	8.3%	£28,683	4.8%
Rotherham	84k	£24,246	11.2%	£27,853	11.0%
Kingston upon Hull UA	95k	£23,350	5.4%	£24,271	4.1%