THE area around the University of Bradford remains one of the most “high-risk” university neighbourhoods in the UK for levels of crime.

New figures from the Complete University Guide show that the university is fourth in the table of high-crime areas.

The report looks at areas where most students attending that city’s university live, and measure the crime numbers in those areas per 1,000 residents.

The figures relate to all crimes, not just crimes relating to students.

In the student areas of Bradford there were 73 crimes recorded per 1,000 people. The rates included 2.5 robberies per 1,000 residents and 14.3 burglaries.

There were also 56.2 violent or sexual assaults per 1,000 people in the past year, up from 42.94 in 2016.

Last year Bradford was judged the fifth most high-risk student area in the country.

In Bradford, the report relates to areas around Great Horton Road and the city centre where there are high levels of student accommodation.

The universities ranked lower than Bradford are the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, Manchester University and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

The “safest” university is the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, followed by York.

In recent months there have been efforts to tackle crime in the area around the University of Bradford.

In September police ran a one-day blitz, Operation Kartfield, to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in the Great Horton Road area. It saw people arrested for possession of drugs

and weapons.

And the Free Our Streets Campaign, to tackle sexual harassment around the university and Bradford College, began earlier this week.

A University of Bradford spokesman said: “Student safety is of paramount importance to the University and we work closely with the police, Council and other partners to ensure that students are as safe and secure as possible and have the confidence to report any incidents they may witness or experience.

“A great example of this is the newly-launched Free Our Streets project to increase the reporting of incidents of sexual harassment of female students on the streets of Great Horton, offering support to victims and to try and change the behaviour of perpetrators by confronting them with the impact of the harm they are causing.”

Dr Bernard Kingston, principal author of TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk, said: “Our data accurately reflects the levels of crime of greatest relevance to students in the streets where they live while studying at university.”