Total Crime Rate

176.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 176.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mexborough Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Mexborough Road (BD2 1BL) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (147.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mexborough Road (BD2 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bute Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mexborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lang Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ian Greenwood Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bute Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bute Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bute Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bute Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bute Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lang Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ian Greenwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaisby Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaisby Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Laurence'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Laurence'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ian Greenwood Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyncroft Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyncroft Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyncroft Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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