Introduction to Understanding Bradford District

Intelligence reports

Welcome to the Understanding Bradford District information and intelligence portal – your online resource for data and information about Bradford District. This service is for anyone looking to find out more about local areas and communities.

The website contains statistics and information about Bradford District - population, ethnicity and religion, results from the 2021 census, health and life expectancy, and poverty and deprivation; as well as district and ward profiles and a series of local maps. This includes a summary of the latest census data for Bradford District.

Open data

There are a number of organisations which collect and publish research and statistics. We publish our information on our Bradford Council open Data Platform, and on this site you can find a number of intelligence reports which we have compiled. Below there are also links to some useful external websites where you can find more information and statistics about Bradford.

Other data sources

• The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government website collects and publishes official statistics relating to deprivation, fire and rescue services, housing and homelessness, local government finance, planning performance and land use.
• The Office for National Statistics website publish local statistics which contain a wealth of official statistics including data from the census in 2011 and 2001 and a new tool called Build a custom profile which allows users to build their own datasets

Crime and Community Safety

• The Police.uk website has information about the police force in your area. Look up emergency and non-emergency contact details, find out how well your force is performing compared with others, and explore maps of crime data.

Economy

• Centre for Cities provides economic information on their website supports the growth of economies in cities by producing rigorous, evidence-based research within five main drivers of economic growth. Compare the economic performance of 64 of the UK's largest cities and towns (including York).
• The Department for Works and Pensions website (DWP) collects and publishes official statistics on employment programmes, household income, benefits, pensions and other areas the department is responsible for.
• The NOMIS website is a service provided by the Office for National Statistics to provide free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK labour market statistics.

Education

• The Department for Education website (DfE) collects and publishes official statistics about schools, children and young people. The Department for Education website publishes school performance tables which allow you to view details about school performance, characteristics, workforce, finance and Ofsted inspection outcomes.

Health

• Public Health England website provides many high quality data, analysis tools and resources for public health professionals. Their data and knowledge gateway provides direct access to these resources.
• The Department of Health also published annual public health profiles for each local authority area on their website
• Information about health inequalities in Bradford District is available from Bradford District's Public Health website

Other

• The government has one searchable website for public data to help people understand how they work and how policies are made.
• The Office of National Statistics website collects, holds and publishes large amounts of information on many social and economic indicators that reflect life in Britain today.