Total Crime Rate

359.6 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 359.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Canal Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canal Road (BD2 1AR) in the last 12 months was 359.6 per 1,000 residents and was 135.9% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Road (BD2 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near North Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heyford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A6037 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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