Total Crime Rate
191.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Benson Court area has the 35th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 311th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Benson Court (BD2 1GQ) in the last 12 months was 191.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Benson Court (BD2 1GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lang Lane, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornhill Avenue (14 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrose Hill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrose Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ian Greenwood Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Miller Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Miller Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oak Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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