Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brookwater Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookwater Drive (BD18 1PY) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (147.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookwater Drive (BD18 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgeway, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrose Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookwater Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Calderwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookwater Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookwater Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookwater Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookwater Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookwater Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bescot Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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