Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 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 179.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Road (BD1 4DR) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the City average (374.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BD1 4DR), 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 (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Kirkgate Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6181 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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