Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Bradford, BD2 1JU

Wood Lane area has the 55th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 457th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (BD2 1JU) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (BD2 1JU), 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.