Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridgeway area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 Ridgeway (BD18 1PL) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridgeway (BD18 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgeway, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrose Mount (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bolton and Undercliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oakdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadwell Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bescot Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haslam Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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