Total Crime Rate

998.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 998.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 308.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.0 10/10
  • Public order 125.6 10/10
  • Drugs 62.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Other theft 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Burglary 26.8 10/10
  • Other crime 25.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.4 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Valley Road (BD1 4RP) in the last 12 months was 998.3 per 1,000 residents and was 554.8% higher than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 86.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 271 (≈ 453.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (BD1 4RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradford Forster Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Canal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Canal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Canal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Singleton Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Singleton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cape Street
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other theft Hamm Strasse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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