Total Crime Rate
114.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Lane area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 609th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Lane (BD2 1JU), 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.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milligan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Poplars | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Poplars | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hirst Lodge Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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