Total Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ploughmans Croft area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ploughmans Croft (BD2 1LE) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ploughmans Croft (BD2 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorndale Rise, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Poplars (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Poplars | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geraldton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Poplars | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Botany Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cherry Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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