Total Crime Rate

276.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 276.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sutton Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 149th 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 Sutton Avenue (BD2 1JP) in the last 12 months was 276.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Avenue (BD2 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milligan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbourne Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hodgson Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amundsen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amundsen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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