Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsway area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 133rd 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 Kingsway (BD2 1PN) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (BD2 1PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrose Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Windhill and Wrose| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumpton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Mere | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrose Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumpton Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumpton Gardens | Local resolution |
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