Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Gardens area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 Willow Gardens (BD2 1LX) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Gardens (BD2 1LX), the main crime hotspot is near Wrose Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Highfield Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Plumpton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greycourt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amundsen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Plumpton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plumpton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wrose Road
Sep 2025Public order Wrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plumpton Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wrose Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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