Total Crime Rate

205.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.3 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 205.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Public order 37.8 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Idle Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Idle Road (BD2 2AX) in the last 12 months was 205.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Idle Road (BD2 2AX), 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 Idle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howarth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Howarth Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howarth Crescent —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Amundsen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amundsen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Althorpe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Althorpe Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norman Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wayside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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