Total Crime Rate

343.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 343.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Other theft 60.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 94th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (BD2 2AT) in the last 12 months was 343.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% higher than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (147.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (BD2 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Althorpe Grove. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Althorpe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Howarth Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Wayside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Fold —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorpe Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorpe Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Althorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Althorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Althorpe Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brander Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brander Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Javelin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Javelin Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Javelin Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Javelin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norman Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howarth Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howarth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amundsen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amundsen Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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