Total Crime Rate
284.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sutton Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 146th 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 Sutton Avenue (BD2 1JP) in the last 12 months was 284.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 196.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Avenue (BD2 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bolton and Undercliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moser Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moser Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swain House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swain House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amundsen Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumpton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plumpton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumpton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sutton Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hodgson Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sinclair Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheltenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheltenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Suffolk Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Avenue | — |
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