Total Crime Rate

404.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 404.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Other theft 65.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.0 8/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highfield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 2AU) in the last 12 months was 404.0 per 1,000 residents and was 165.0% higher than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (BD2 2AU), the main crime hotspot is near Althorpe Grove. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 30 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 (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Althorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highfield Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jupiter Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greycourt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swain Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swain Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Javelin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Althorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Grove Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amundsen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Althorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Althorpe Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Althorpe Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Althorpe Grove —
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Data Sources

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