Total Crime Rate

1179.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

474.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1179.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 474.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 365.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 318.3 10/10
  • Public order 125.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.0 10/10
  • Drugs 53.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Other theft 48.6 10/10
  • Burglary 26.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.5 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bolton Road area has the highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Road (BD1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 1179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 700.0% higher than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (147.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 218 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 283 (≈ 474.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BD1 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 338 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/164)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6181 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aked Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Forster Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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