Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forestdale Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 116th 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 Forestdale Way (BD18 1QP) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forestdale Way (BD18 1QP), the main crime hotspot is near Thornhill Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forestdale Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaisby Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Childs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haslam Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bescot Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadwell Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Childs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Miller Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Miller Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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